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

Queens, 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 | $62,763 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $33,563 – $89,659 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $8,580 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $7,149 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 53% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $14,367 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 74% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.14× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $34,763 | derived |

**53% 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 $8,580 (≈ 14% 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 $15,064 to $118,574 across 38 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $118,574 | not reported |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $81,638 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $70,362 | $19,100 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | Master's Degree | $68,915 | $19,526 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $64,955 | $21,433 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $61,019 | $14,925 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $59,825 | $33,941 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $57,862 | not reported |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,110 | $10,301 |
| Library Science and Administration. | Master's Degree | $54,117 | $17,509 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs. | Master's Degree | $53,300 | $27,792 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $50,586 | $19,033 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $49,084 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,405 | $15,178 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $44,860 | not reported |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Master's Degree | $44,385 | $30,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,978 | not reported |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $42,634 | not reported |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,122 | $7,295 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,693 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,025 | $10,822 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,479 | $10,457 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,138 | $10,750 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,570 | $12,500 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,668 | not reported |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,465 | $8,298 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,300 | $12,397 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,897 | $9,623 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,634 | $14,250 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,576 | $15,000 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,240 | $12,684 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,106 | $13,421 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,694 | $12,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,410 | $7,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,112 | $11,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,865 | not reported |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $15,967 | not reported |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $15,064 | 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 Queens College by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?190664

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