Physical Sciences, General programs in New York
14 schools in New York teach this, at certificate or associate level. 3 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $30,771 at CUNY Medgar Evers College.
What this work pays in New York
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in New York earn a median of $97,070 a year across 70,660 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Sciences Managers | $134,680 | 5,690 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn | Associate's degree | $7,625 | $30,771 (15 grads) | 194 |
| CUNY Queensborough Community College Bayside | Associate's degree | — | $21,964 (23 grads) | 35 |
| CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City | Associate's degree | $5,654 | $16,169 (41 grads) | 168 |
| CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York | Associate's degree | — | not published | 100 |
| CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 59 |
| CUNY Bronx Community College Bronx | Associate's degree | — | not published | 29 |
| CUNY Hostos Community College Bronx | Associate's degree | — | not published | 21 |
| CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College New York | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island | Associate's degree | — | not published | 68 |
| Herkimer County Community College Herkimer | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Hudson Valley Community College Troy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Roberts Wesleyan University Rochester | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Rockland Community College Suffern | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
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 Physical Sciences, General — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.