COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES
Urban Studies/Affairs master's degree at CUNY Graduate School and University Center
New York, NY · Public
What this page covers
Federal data group related majors at the same college and degree level. One record can include several named programs or concentrations.
The short version
Reported earnings are close to similar programs.
$4,945 below the national median for the same field and degree level.
- Debt as a share of earnings
- Not available
- Highest price with a positive payoff
- Not reached
- Modeled 10-year payoff
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- Available price data
- College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS
Graduate outcomes from several angles.
Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.
NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT
Size, aid and an earnings floor.
The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.
Preliminary federal earnings benchmark$63,816Informational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$74,689$10,873 above the preliminary benchmark
Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.
GRADUATE-DEGREE BASELINE
$74,689 vs. $62,532
$12,157 above the national bachelor’s median in the same field.
Comparison basis30 bachelor’s program records
This is a cross-cohort benchmark, not the salary increase caused by earning this graduate credential. Your current earnings remain the correct baseline for personal ROI.
01 · PRICE CONTEXTNot available
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWINGNot available
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGS$74,689
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENTNot available
Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.
WHAT WILL IT COST?
Published college costs provide the starting point.
Your exact offering, aid, residency and time to finish determine the price you actually pay.
Enter my price →AVERAGE NET PRICENot availableInstitution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCENot availableInstitution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATE68.5%Institution context
COMPLETION RATENot availableInstitution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?
Reported earnings after completion.
Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?
Repayment pressure is not available
Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.
Gross monthly earnings$6,224
Estimated loan paymentNot available
Not availableborrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
$74,689 vs. $79,634
$4,945 below the national median for the same field and credential.
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?
Related occupations, wages and outlook.
Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.
BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.Managers, All Other$167,200 median wageNY estimate · 18,470 jobs · 11-9199$124,530–$221,680 middle 50% of NY wages+4.9% projected U.S. growth · 100,900 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeSociologists$106,030 median wageU.S. estimate · 2,260 jobs · 19-3041+3.8% projected U.S. growth · 200 openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeUrban and Regional Planners$89,630 median wageNY estimate · 2,420 jobs · 19-3051$75,750–$107,170 middle 50% of NY wages+3.9% projected U.S. growth · 3,200 openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeSocial Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$79,040 median wageNY estimate · 1,840 jobs · 25-1069$61,040–$102,990 middle 50% of NY wages+1.6% projected U.S. growth · 1,300 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degree
CENSUS EMPLOYMENT DESTINATIONS
Where graduates work five years later
The leading industries employing graduates in this college, broad field and credential group.
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Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.
Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.
CUNY Hunter College
$15,177 higher earnings
- Earnings
- $89,866
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $2,984
CUNY Queens College
$14,605 higher earnings
- Earnings
- $89,294
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $4,195
Georgia State University
$16,396 higher earnings
- Earnings
- $91,085
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $15,931
Tufts University
$8,909 higher earnings
- Earnings
- $83,598
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $39,998
DATA QUALITY
Check the evidence behind the estimate.
16 observations in the earnings cohort
June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release
Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page
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