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title: CUNY Lehman College — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Bronx, 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 Lehman College

Bronx, NY · Public · Bachelor-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 | $58,013 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $36,728 – $82,802 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $8,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $6,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 51% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $14,121 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 74% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.15× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $30,013 | derived |

**51% 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 $8,500 (≈ 15% 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 $22,730 to $109,782 across 39 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $109,782 | $22,052 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $104,845 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $89,786 | $13,341 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | Master's Degree | $71,717 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $69,315 | $20,500 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $66,954 | $25,000 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $65,755 | $38,404 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $60,373 | $25,825 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $60,230 | not reported |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $58,979 | $41,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $55,979 | $19,848 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $54,748 | $29,986 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $50,597 | $26,164 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,118 | $10,985 |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $49,446 | $17,310 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,853 | $11,617 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,582 | $11,216 |
| Information Science/Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,176 | $13,400 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,507 | $10,963 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,263 | $13,936 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,272 | $14,000 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,021 | $12,897 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,822 | $8,500 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,404 | $11,045 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,799 | $9,142 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,417 | $12,500 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,219 | not reported |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,203 | $12,012 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,870 | $6,989 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,430 | $10,500 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,722 | $10,065 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,473 | not reported |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,172 | $8,000 |
| Philosophy. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,787 | $17,600 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,094 | $15,745 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,106 | $9,880 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,486 | $10,663 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,456 | $10,710 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,730 | $14,983 |

## 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 Lehman College by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?190637

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