Computer Science programs in New York
33 schools in New York teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $30,409 at CUNY LaGuardia Community College.
What this work pays in New York
Software Developers in New York earn a median of $166,180 a year across 113,510 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in New York |
|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $214,300 | 48,050 |
| Data Scientists | $130,460 | 23,970 |
| Web and Digital Interface Designers | $120,990 | 16,560 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $116,990 | 11,460 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | $121,240 | 10,460 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City | Associate's degree | — | $30,409 (13 grads) | 139 |
| CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York | Associate's degree | $9,223 | not published | 142 |
| Monroe Community College Rochester | Associate's degree | $9,500 | not published | 23 |
| CUNY Bronx Community College Bronx | Associate's degree | — | not published | 19 |
| CUNY Hostos Community College Bronx | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| CUNY Kingsborough Community College Brooklyn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 23 |
| CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 27 |
| CUNY Queensborough Community College Bayside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 68 |
| Cayuga County Community College Auburn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Columbia-Greene Community College Hudson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Dutchess Community College Poughkeepsie | Associate's degree | — | not published | 22 |
| Erie Community College Buffalo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Fulton-Montgomery Community College Johnstown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Herkimer County Community College Herkimer | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Jamestown Community College Jamestown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Jefferson Community College Watertown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Mohawk Valley Community College Utica | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Nassau Community College Garden City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 21 |
| Niagara County Community College Sanborn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Onondaga Community College Syracuse | Associate's degree | — | not published | 22 |
| Orange County Community College Middletown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| SUNY Adirondack Queensbury | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| SUNY Broome Community College Binghamton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Alfred | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| SUNY Corning Community College Corning | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| Schenectady County Community College Schenectady | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Suffolk County Community College Selden | Associate's degree | — | not published | 21 |
| Tompkins Cortland Community College Dryden | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Ulster County Community College Stone Ridge | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| University at Buffalo Buffalo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Computer Science — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.