Strong return
+$110,551 over 10 years
For graduates of Sociology at CUNY City College.
Graduate earnings clearly outpace the cost and debt — this degree pays back quickly.
By credential level
| Major | Credential | Earnings (5 yr) | Median debt | 10-yr ROI | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | Certificate | — | — | — | Not enough data |
| Sociology | Associate's | $57,182 | $10,199 | +981% | Strong return |
Sociology at other colleges
How the same major’s ROI compares elsewhere.
| # | College | Credential | Earnings (5 yr) | Median debt | 10-yr ROI | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY | Associate's | $58,167 | — | +2,022% | Strong return |
| 2 | CUNY Hunter College New York, NY | Associate's | $61,050 | $10,245 | +1,554% | Strong return |
| 3 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA | Associate's | $89,947 | — | +1,079% | Strong return |
| 4 | CUNY Queens College Queens, NY | Associate's | $59,743 | $12,397 | +1,042% | Strong return |
| 5 | San Jose State University San Jose, CA | Associate's | $73,771 | — | +946% | Strong return |
| 6 | University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA | Associate's | $78,070 | $13,000 | +943% | Strong return |
| 7 | California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA | Associate's | $56,392 | — | +908% | Strong return |
| 8 | Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY | Associate's | $93,017 | $27,000 | +806% | Strong return |
| 9 | Rice University Houston, TX | Associate's | $68,737 | — | +788% | Strong return |
| 10 | California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | Associate's | $54,833 | $12,177 | +695% | Strong return |
Other majors at CUNY City College
| Major | Credential | Earnings (5 yr) | Median debt | 10-yr ROI | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's | $141,161 | — | +12,633% | Strong return |
| Computer Engineering | Associate's | $111,970 | — | +8,768% | Strong return |
| Computer Science | Associate's | $105,797 | — | +7,951% | Strong return |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Associate's | $91,761 | — | +6,092% | Strong return |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Associate's | $81,630 | — | +4,750% | Strong return |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Certificate | $115,422 | — | +4,563% | Strong return |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Associate's | $79,610 | — | +4,483% | Strong return |
| Applied Mathematics | Associate's | $76,739 | — | +4,103% | Strong return |
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Sociology at CUNY City College
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.