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Bachelor's · New York, New York

Is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at CUNY Graduate School and University Center worth it?

High confidence High confidence: 100+ graduates behind the earnings figures.

The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans

Pays back fast: graduates typically recover the cost in about 0.3 years.

Earnings 1 year after graduating
$125,484
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating
$125,639
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation
$8,375
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Net cost to graduate, all families
$20k (likely $20k – $28k)
AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4
$88k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in NY
2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback
0.3 years (likely 0.3–0.4)
Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return
$686k (likely $606k – $763k)
Today's dollars
20-year net return
$1.55M (likely $1.40M – $1.69M)
Today's dollars

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