Human Services, General programs in New York
49 schools in New York teach this, at certificate or associate level. 10 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $37,208 at Nassau Community College.
What this work pays in New York
Social and Human Service Assistants in New York earn a median of $47,190 a year across 40,970 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Social and Community Service Managers | $95,980 | 19,340 |
| Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other | $66,580 | 15,300 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau Community College Garden City | Associate's degree | $9,500 | $37,208 (18 grads) | 35 |
| Dutchess Community College Poughkeepsie | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $31,133 (21 grads) | 74 |
| Fulton-Montgomery Community College Johnstown | Associate's degree | — | $29,685 (11 grads) | 7 |
| Hudson Valley Community College Troy | Associate's degree | $10,946 | $27,822 (34 grads) | 35 |
| CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College New York | Associate's degree | — | $27,669 (14 grads) | 29 |
| CUNY Bronx Community College Bronx | Associate's degree | $6,125 | $24,730 (30 grads) | 38 |
| Monroe Community College Rochester | Associate's degree | $14,920 | $24,325 (36 grads) | 54 |
| Onondaga Community College Syracuse | Associate's degree | $12,019 | $24,035 (33 grads) | 77 |
| SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Alfred | Associate's degree | — | $21,508 (15 grads) | 9 |
| Jamestown Community College Jamestown | Associate's degree | $9,050 | $19,592 (19 grads) | 24 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo Buffalo | Undergraduate certificate | $12,650 | not published | — |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo Buffalo | Associate's degree | $23,617 | not published | — |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Online Orchard Park | Undergraduate certificate | $12,650 | not published | 10 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Online Orchard Park | Associate's degree | $23,617 | not published | 122 |
| Herkimer County Community College Herkimer | Associate's degree | $12,000 | not published | 24 |
| Mohawk Valley Community College Utica | Associate's degree | $10,875 | not published | 29 |
| Monroe University Bronx | Associate's degree | $13,743 | not published | 100 |
| Orange County Community College Middletown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 22 |
| CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 33 |
| Cayuga County Community College Auburn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Clinton Community College Plattsburgh | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Columbia-Greene Community College Hudson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Elmira College Elmira | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Erie Community College Buffalo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 40 |
| Erie Community College Buffalo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Excelsior University Albany | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua | Associate's degree | — | not published | 21 |
| Genesee Community College Batavia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 26 |
| Hilbert College Hamburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Jefferson Community College Watertown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 28 |
| Mercy University Dobbs Ferry | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Monroe Community College Rochester | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Nassau Community College Garden City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Niagara County Community College Sanborn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 24 |
| North Country Community College Saranac Lake | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Onondaga Community College Syracuse | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| SUNY Broome Community College Binghamton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 30 |
| SUNY Corning Community College Corning | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| SUNY Morrisville Morrisville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| SUNY Morrisville Morrisville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla | Associate's degree | — | not published | 37 |
| Schenectady County Community College Schenectady | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Schenectady County Community College Schenectady | Associate's degree | — | not published | 23 |
| Suffolk County Community College Selden | Associate's degree | — | not published | 20 |
| The College of Westchester White Plains | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Tompkins Cortland Community College Dryden | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Tompkins Cortland Community College Dryden | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Touro University New York | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| Ulster County Community College Stone Ridge | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
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 Human Services, General — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.