10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$47,084at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
CUNY York College
⌖ Jamaica, NY · 25 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$47,084 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.
13.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
−24%Modeled 10-year ROI
$60,074Observed earnings · year 5
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.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$4,456Average net price / year
$14,330Cost of attendance
$60,074Median earnings · year 5 after completion
32.3%Completion rate
64.1%Admission rate
4,345Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$42,583Year 1
$61,389Year 4
$60,074Year 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 · Bachelor's Degree$155,5572Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$146,4873Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions · Bachelor's Degree$122,3134Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$112,1475Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Bachelor's Degree$77,2016Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$73,0447English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree$69,3808Pharmacology and Toxicology · Bachelor's Degree$69,306Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in NY
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
New York, NY
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- Annual net price
- $3,203
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $60,595
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -19%
CUNY New York City College of Technology
- Annual net price
- $5,127
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $57,792
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -36%
CUNY Medgar Evers College
- Annual net price
- $5,718
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $58,134
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -35%
CUNY Lehman College
- Annual net price
- $3,148
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $63,847
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -2%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $155,557 | Not available |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Master's Degree | $146,487 | Not available |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $122,313 | $11,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $112,147 | $12,125 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $77,201 | Not available |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $73,044 | Not available |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $69,380 | Not available |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | Bachelor's Degree | $69,306 | Not available |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $69,149 | $11,375 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $67,862 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $67,152 | $17,238 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $64,386 | Not available |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $63,367 | $12,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $62,993 | $12,925 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $60,820 | $9,500 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $60,346 | $13,488 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $59,899 | $14,650 |
| Air Transportation | Bachelor's Degree | $57,665 | Not available |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $56,571 | Not available |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $53,901 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $53,156 | $11,000 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $52,679 | $13,000 |
| Communications Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $47,469 | Not available |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $46,023 | Not available |
| Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education | Bachelor's Degree | $44,991 | Not available |
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.