by our College Data Analytics TeamFind out more about how CUNY Graduate School and University Center ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
CUNY Graduate School and University Center awards degrees and credentials ranging from certificates up to its highest offering, the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | ✓ |
| Associate | — |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 1,722 undergraduate · 3,760 graduate (5,482 total)
Here are the majors that graduate the most students at CUNY Graduate School and University Center.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 2,741 |
| Public Health. | 393 |
| Psychology, General. | 187 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 152 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 135 |
The following majors at CUNY Graduate School and University Center have the strongest reported average salaries.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | $96,611 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | $94,707 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | $76,948 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | $71,335 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs. | $64,843 |
The majors at CUNY Graduate School and University Center are organized below by area of study, with graduates, average salary, and specializations for each.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 2,741 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, General. · Health Services Administration. · Public Health, Other. · Environmental Health. · Public Health Education and Promotion. · International Public Health/International Health. |
393 | $59,457 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. · Nursing Administration. · Nursing Science. |
152 | $94,707 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator. · Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder. · Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management. |
63 | $47,100 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities. ↳ Nursing Education. |
20 | NA |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics. ↳ Medical Informatics. |
16 | NA |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Audiology/Audiologist. |
10 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 187 | $41,124 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Experimental Psychology. · Behavioral Neuroscience. · Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics. · Developmental and Child Psychology. · Social Psychology. |
40 | NA |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Forensic Psychology. · Clinical Psychology. · Educational Psychology. |
19 | $71,335 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences, General. ↳ Social Sciences, General. · Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods. |
51 | NA |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
43 | NA |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
40 | NA |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
36 | NA |
| Economics. ↳ Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. |
31 | NA |
| Urban Studies/Affairs. | 22 | $64,843 |
| Demography. ↳ Demography and Population Studies. |
9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce, General. | 85 | $60,843 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Project Management. |
65 | $76,948 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. ↳ Labor Studies. · Labor and Industrial Relations. |
49 | $63,794 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. ↳ Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Information Science/Studies. | 111 | NA |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 42 | NA |
| Computer Science. | 19 | NA |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other. | 18 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Disability Studies. · Women's Studies. · African-American/Black Studies. · Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other. |
135 | NA |
| Area Studies. ↳ American/United States Studies/Civilization. · Near and Middle Eastern Studies. |
11 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. ↳ Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. |
84 | $48,285 |
| Communication, General. ↳ Speech Communication and Rhetoric. |
60 | $51,317 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Physical Sciences, General. | 44 | NA |
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
33 | NA |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
30 | NA |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. |
27 | NA |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics. ↳ Astrophysics. |
3 | NA |
| Materials Sciences. ↳ Materials Chemistry. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computational Science. | 43 | NA |
| Museology/Museum Studies. | 29 | NA |
| Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis. | 22 | NA |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies. | 14 | NA |
| International/Globalization Studies. | 7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. |
97 | $47,383 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
37 | NA |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. · Music Performance, General. |
20 | $58,185 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Art History, Criticism and Conservation. |
19 | NA |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Film/Cinema/Media Studies. |
17 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work. ↳ Youth Services/Administration. · Social Work. |
47 | NA |
| Community Organization and Advocacy. | 30 | NA |
| Public Administration. | 13 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
47 | NA |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. |
36 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching Assistants/Aides. ↳ Teacher Assistant/Aide. |
62 | NA |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Urban Education and Leadership. |
20 | $96,611 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Linguistics. · Comparative Literature. |
42 | NA |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. |
22 | NA |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 36 | $59,532 |
| Literature. ↳ Literature, Other. |
8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. |
23 | NA |
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
20 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 29 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
20 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. ↳ Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration. |
15 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. ↳ Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other. |
14 | $48,980 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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