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CUNY New York City College of Technology

⌖ Brooklyn, NY · 32 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$72,588 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.

15.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−36%Modeled 10-year ROI
$57,792Observed 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
−$72,588at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$200,5080
2
4
6
8
−$72,58810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 15.7 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$7,332
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$15,282
Sticker price
Average net price$5,127
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$14,110
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$5,127Average net price / year
$14,110Cost of attendance
$57,792Median earnings · year 5 after completion
21.5%Completion rate
80.3%Admission rate
13,580Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

77thEarnings percentile
5thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$41,888Year 1
$64,145Year 4
$57,792Year 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.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$115,1122Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$109,7383Construction Engineering Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree$96,3784Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Bachelor's Degree$96,1925Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$95,8086Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Bachelor's Degree$91,4867Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$88,8478Housing and Human Environments · Bachelor's Degree$82,824

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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Observed earnings · year 5
$58,134
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
$4,456
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$60,074
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
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Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
$11,282
Observed earnings · year 5
$57,140
Modeled 10-year ROI
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$115,112$9,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$109,738$11,800
Construction Engineering Technology/TechnicianBachelor's Degree$96,378$10,900
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$96,192Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$95,808$13,515
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree$91,486Not available
Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$88,847Not available
Housing and Human EnvironmentsBachelor's Degree$82,824Not available
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree$76,730$11,000
Information Science/StudiesBachelor's Degree$74,456$12,289
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree$73,336$11,652
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$71,749Not available
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$70,193$15,527
Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree$65,285$12,500
Architectural Sciences and TechnologyBachelor's Degree$61,664$15,221
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$60,503Not available
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree$59,137Not available
Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$57,700Not available
Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$57,191Not available
Human Services, GeneralBachelor's Degree$56,827$9,000
Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$55,240Not available
Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree$52,562$12,000
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyBachelor's Degree$51,054Not available
Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree$50,492$10,500
MarketingAssociate's Degree$50,267Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$49,160$11,144
Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's Degree$48,833Not available
Hospitality Administration/ManagementAssociate's Degree$48,493Not available
Legal Support ServicesBachelor's Degree$47,945$14,563
Human Services, GeneralAssociate's Degree$47,942Not available
Physical Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree$47,221$8,750
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree$41,880$6,000

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.