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CUNY Brooklyn College

⌖ Brooklyn, NY · 42 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff

+$878 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.

10.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
+0%Modeled 10-year ROI
$64,329Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$878at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$192,4120
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4
6
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+$87810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 10.0 years
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.

Published in-state tuition$7,452
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$15,402
Sticker price
Average net price$3,103
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$14,151
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$3,103Average net price / year
$14,151Cost of attendance
$64,329Median earnings · year 5 after completion
53.9%Completion rate
58.4%Admission rate
10,543Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

85thEarnings percentile
43thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$38,492Year 1
$62,833Year 4
$64,329Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$119,9002Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$95,8383Special Education and Teaching · Master's Degree$90,9184Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$89,9435Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · Master's Degree$88,8286Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · Master's Degree$88,1007Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$85,9088Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Master's Degree$84,744

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

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Observed earnings · year 5
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Modeled 10-year ROI
-2%
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Annual net price
$4,195
Observed earnings · year 5
$65,545
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
$5,579
Observed earnings · year 5
$64,960
Modeled 10-year ROI
-1%
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Annual net price
$3,776
Observed earnings · year 5
$67,227
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$119,900Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$95,838Not available
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree$90,918Not available
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$89,943$12,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's Degree$88,828Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree$88,100Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$85,908Not available
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree$84,744Not available
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's Degree$83,379Not available
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree$83,086Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$80,655Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$80,207$13,178
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree$73,843Not available
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$69,489$13,938
PhilosophyBachelor's Degree$67,948$14,125
Information Science/StudiesBachelor's Degree$67,838Not available
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsMaster's Degree$66,636Not available
SociologyBachelor's Degree$65,606Not available
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftMaster's Degree$64,923Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$64,103$13,620
MusicMaster's Degree$63,685Not available
MathematicsBachelor's Degree$63,610Not available
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$63,184$16,274
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$61,323$11,000
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesMaster's Degree$60,959Not available
JournalismBachelor's Degree$60,272$10,290
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$58,828$10,862
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesBachelor's Degree$58,821$12,434
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$57,024$11,750
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's Degree$56,138$14,094
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$54,014$11,557
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$53,786$16,500
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$52,742$10,914
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree$51,404$13,820
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree$50,821$14,250
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$50,454$13,629
HistoryBachelor's Degree$44,416Not available
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree$44,032$13,622
Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree$42,362$12,000
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree$41,233Not available
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's Degree$39,837$19,500
AnthropologyBachelor's Degree$33,127Not 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.