Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities programs in New York
91 schools in New York teach this, at certificate or associate level. 41 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $38,289 at Empire State University.
What this work pays in New York
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other in New York earn a median of $67,640 a year across 2,810 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empire State University Saratoga Springs | Associate's degree | — | $38,289 (12 grads) | 10 |
| Excelsior University Albany | Associate's degree | $5,220 | $34,420 (23 grads) | 177 |
| CUNY Bronx Community College Bronx | Associate's degree | $6,562 | $28,779 (179 grads) | 381 |
| CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn | Associate's degree | — | $28,598 (42 grads) | 79 |
| College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island | Associate's degree | $9,337 | $28,598 (27 grads) | 352 |
| SUNY Morrisville Morrisville | Associate's degree | $14,271 | $27,822 (35 grads) | 53 |
| SUNY Adirondack Queensbury | Associate's degree | $12,713 | $26,121 (142 grads) | 155 |
| CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York | Associate's degree | $7,247 | $25,987 (445 grads) | 691 |
| CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City | Associate's degree | $4,700 | $25,580 (201 grads) | 242 |
| Hudson Valley Community College Troy | Associate's degree | $8,750 | $25,323 (128 grads) | 279 |
| Suffolk County Community College Selden | Associate's degree | $8,000 | $25,103 (754 grads) | 1,401 |
| Nassau Community College Garden City | Associate's degree | $9,819 | $25,043 (441 grads) | 1,020 |
| Clinton Community College Plattsburgh | Associate's degree | $10,053 | $24,904 (68 grads) | 35 |
| CUNY Kingsborough Community College Brooklyn | Associate's degree | $8,096 | $24,580 (248 grads) | 646 |
| Schenectady County Community College Schenectady | Associate's degree | — | $24,532 (26 grads) | 74 |
| SUNY Corning Community College Corning | Associate's degree | $11,000 | $24,246 (189 grads) | 167 |
| Rockland Community College Suffern | Associate's degree | $8,400 | $23,768 (96 grads) | 359 |
| CUNY Queensborough Community College Bayside | Associate's degree | $8,500 | $23,719 (243 grads) | 450 |
| Monroe Community College Rochester | Associate's degree | $9,399 | $23,469 (372 grads) | 358 |
| SUNY College of Technology at Canton Canton | Associate's degree | $12,250 | $23,262 (37 grads) | 63 |
| CUNY Hostos Community College Bronx | Associate's degree | $6,850 | $23,207 (161 grads) | 325 |
| Sullivan County Community College Loch Sheldrake | Associate's degree | $9,316 | $22,971 (55 grads) | 88 |
| Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua | Associate's degree | $11,000 | $22,767 (149 grads) | 92 |
| Ulster County Community College Stone Ridge | Associate's degree | $9,500 | $22,613 (50 grads) | 141 |
| Farmingdale State College Farmingdale | Associate's degree | $11,000 | $22,485 (41 grads) | 187 |
| Onondaga Community College Syracuse | Associate's degree | $9,500 | $22,290 (177 grads) | 312 |
| Niagara County Community College Sanborn | Associate's degree | $11,000 | $22,224 (105 grads) | 149 |
| Jefferson Community College Watertown | Associate's degree | $9,750 | $22,192 (119 grads) | 125 |
| SUNY Broome Community College Binghamton | Associate's degree | $10,913 | $21,812 (155 grads) | 164 |
| Dutchess Community College Poughkeepsie | Associate's degree | $9,779 | $21,588 (128 grads) | 341 |
| Tompkins Cortland Community College Dryden | Associate's degree | $11,500 | $21,508 (60 grads) | 154 |
| Genesee Community College Batavia | Associate's degree | $8,395 | $21,280 (114 grads) | 158 |
| Cayuga County Community College Auburn | Associate's degree | — | $21,135 (44 grads) | 139 |
| Fulton-Montgomery Community College Johnstown | Associate's degree | $10,999 | $20,921 (31 grads) | 63 |
| Orange County Community College Middletown | Associate's degree | $10,320 | $20,572 (138 grads) | 259 |
| Erie Community College Buffalo | Associate's degree | $8,174 | $20,292 (192 grads) | 332 |
| Jamestown Community College Jamestown | Associate's degree | $8,625 | $20,140 (128 grads) | 170 |
| SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Alfred | Associate's degree | $15,250 | $20,140 (29 grads) | 26 |
| Columbia-Greene Community College Hudson | Associate's degree | $11,000 | $19,797 (38 grads) | 88 |
| Herkimer County Community College Herkimer | Associate's degree | $10,961 | $19,797 (33 grads) | 74 |
| CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College New York | Associate's degree | — | $16,663 (23 grads) | 70 |
| CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn | Associate's degree | $5,500 | not published | 100 |
| Maria College of Albany Albany | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Mohawk Valley Community College Utica | Associate's degree | $11,000 | not published | 197 |
| North Country Community College Saranac Lake | Associate's degree | $12,000 | not published | 40 |
| SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Delhi | Associate's degree | $14,125 | not published | 41 |
| St. Francis College Brooklyn | Associate's degree | $12,000 | not published | 26 |
| Touro University New York | Associate's degree | $10,500 | not published | 208 |
| Adelphi University Garden City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 33 |
| Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 120 |
| Boricua College New York | Associate's degree | — | not published | 65 |
| Canisius University Buffalo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Cayuga County Community College Auburn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| D'Youville University Buffalo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Dominican University New York Orangeburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Elmira College Elmira | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Five Towns College Dix Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Fulton-Montgomery Community College Johnstown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Genesee Community College Batavia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Hilbert College Hamburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Houghton University Houghton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 32 |
| Iona University New Rochelle | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Jamestown Community College Jamestown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Jefferson Community College Watertown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Long Island University Brookville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Manhattan University Riverdale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| Mercy University Dobbs Ferry | Associate's degree | — | not published | 29 |
| Mohawk Valley Community College Utica | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Molloy University Rockville Centre | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Monroe Community College Rochester | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| New York University New York | Associate's degree | — | not published | 19 |
| Niagara County Community College Sanborn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Niagara University Niagara University | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| North Country Community College Saranac Lake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Pace University New York | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Roberts Wesleyan University Rochester | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Cobleskill | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| SUNY Corning Community College Corning | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla | Associate's degree | — | not published | 568 |
| Simon's Rock at Bard College Barrytown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 91 |
| St. John's University-New York Queens | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Syracuse University Syracuse | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Tompkins Cortland Community College Dryden | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Trocaire College Buffalo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Ulster County Community College Stone Ridge | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology Flushing | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Villa Maria College Buffalo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Yeshiva University New York | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
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 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.