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title: CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: New York, NY
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College

New York, NY · Public · Associate-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $42,306 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $19,289 – $64,717 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $5,550 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $5,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 25% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $12,866 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 62% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.13× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $14,306 | derived |

**25% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $5,550 (≈ 13% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $15,693 to $85,751 across 19 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Associate's Degree | $85,751 | $11,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Associate's Degree | $61,614 | $12,480 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Associate's Degree | $32,524 | not reported |
| Community Organization and Advocacy. | Associate's Degree | $27,571 | $5,869 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Associate's Degree | $27,438 | $7,730 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Associate's Degree | $26,631 | $8,162 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Associate's Degree | $25,618 | $7,247 |
| Public Health. | Associate's Degree | $25,497 | not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Associate's Degree | $25,432 | $9,500 |
| Computer Science. | Associate's Degree | $24,346 | $9,223 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Associate's Degree | $24,078 | $9,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Associate's Degree | $23,387 | $8,600 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. | Associate's Degree | $22,903 | not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Associate's Degree | $22,559 | not reported |
| Teaching Assistants/Aides. | Associate's Degree | $22,159 | $9,129 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Associate's Degree | $21,628 | not reported |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. | Associate's Degree | $19,014 | not reported |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. | Associate's Degree | $18,444 | not reported |
| Physical Sciences, General. | Associate's Degree | $15,693 | not reported |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?190521

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