Psychology, General programs in New York
13 schools in New York teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $25,967 at CUNY LaGuardia Community College.
What this work pays in New York
Managers, All Other in New York earn a median of $167,200 a year across 18,470 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical and Counseling Psychologists | $114,400 | 8,420 |
| Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary | $100,720 | 4,070 |
| Social Science Research Assistants | $61,210 | 3,040 |
| Psychologists, All Other | $128,320 | 680 |
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 | $8,650 | $25,967 (43 grads) | 167 |
| CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York | Associate's degree | $6,000 | not published | 302 |
| Monroe Community College Rochester | Associate's degree | $7,899 | not published | 95 |
| CUNY Queensborough Community College Bayside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 102 |
| Empire State University Saratoga Springs | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| Herkimer County Community College Herkimer | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Houghton University Houghton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Hudson Valley Community College Troy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Niagara County Community College Sanborn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| Rockland Community College Suffern | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Suffolk County Community College Selden | Associate's degree | — | not published | 108 |
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.
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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 Psychology, General — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.