10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$200,434at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
⌖ New York, NY · 25 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$200,434 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
With these assumptions, the added earnings do not recover the cost within ten years.
—Modeled economic break-even
−100%Modeled 10-year ROI
$44,947Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college—not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- Main award level
- Associate degrees
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$4,976Average net price / year
$12,866Cost of attendance
$7,574Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$80/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$44,947Median earnings · year 5 after completion
24.7%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
18,623Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$25,604Year 1
$46,157Year 4
$44,947Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$143,9562Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$107,5343Engineering, General · Associate's Degree$58,3754Computer Science · Associate's Degree$57,6865Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General · Associate's Degree$54,5996Health and Medical Administrative Services · Associate's Degree$53,1287Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$52,8608Computer and Information Sciences, General · Associate's Degree$51,649Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential—not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · $143,956 reported+120%vs same-degree national median$13,900federal debt2Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree · $53,128 reported+43%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree · $107,534 reported+33%vs same-degree national median$15,990federal debt4Teaching Assistants/AidesAssociate's Degree · $41,043 reported+12%vs same-degree national median$9,500federal debt5Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree · $52,860 reported+8%vs same-degree national median$8,513federal debt6Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree · $54,599 reported+7%vs same-degree national median$6,442federal debt
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- Annual net price
- $4,462
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,617
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -102%
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- Annual net price
- $4,458
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,240
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -104%
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- Annual net price
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- Observed earnings · year 5
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- Modeled 10-year ROI
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- Annual net price
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- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,675
- Modeled 10-year ROI
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Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $143,956 | $13,900 | Not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $107,534 | $15,990 | Not reported |
| Engineering, General | Associate's Degree | $58,375 | Not available | Not reported |
| Computer Science | Associate's Degree | $57,686 | $10,500 | Not reported |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Associate's Degree | $54,599 | $6,442 | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's Degree | $53,128 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $52,860 | $8,513 | Not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Associate's Degree | $51,649 | $9,500 | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $49,935 | $10,197 | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $47,356 | $6,500 | Not reported |
| Sociology | Associate's Degree | $46,133 | $5,500 | Not reported |
| Mathematics | Associate's Degree | $43,803 | Not available | Not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies | Associate's Degree | $43,763 | $8,643 | Not reported |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Associate's Degree | $43,706 | $7,860 | Not reported |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Associate's Degree | $43,531 | $6,214 | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $42,950 | $8,057 | Not reported |
| Teaching Assistants/Aides | Associate's Degree | $41,043 | $9,500 | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Associate's Degree | $40,967 | $6,416 | Not reported |
| Public Health | Associate's Degree | $40,539 | $5,500 | Not reported |
| Physical Sciences, General | Associate's Degree | $40,438 | $9,000 | Not reported |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $37,383 | $10,250 | Not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General | Associate's Degree | $33,103 | $5,700 | Not reported |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Associate's Degree | $32,956 | $9,500 | Not reported |
| Graphic Communications | Associate's Degree | $23,713 | Not available | Not reported |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Associate's Degree | Not available | $11,000 | Not reported |
Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.