Program Payoff

CUNY LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, New York. 49 certificate and associate programs, public. 49 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in New York.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree $9,969 $72,796 (28) $109,440
Registered Nurses
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree $58,221 (27) $131,220
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree $8,049 $50,141 (68) $48,000
Medical Assistants
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate $39,009 (40) $48,590
Nursing Assistants
Hospitality Administration/Management Associate's degree $36,668 (45) $83,450
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Computer Science Associate's degree $30,409 (13) $166,180
Software Developers
Legal Support Services Associate's degree $28,236 (23) $68,410
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree $5,500 $27,667 (162) $130,860
General and Operations Managers
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree $4,750 $27,600 (104) $44,240
Security Guards
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Associate's degree $7,854 $27,397 (39) $65,100
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $27,048 (28) $100,960
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
Psychology, General Associate's degree $8,650 $25,967 (43) $167,200
Managers, All Other
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $4,700 $25,580 (201) $67,640
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Accounting and Related Services Associate's degree $25,194 (59) $102,640
Accountants and Auditors
English Language and Literature, General Associate's degree $20,140 (13) $97,070
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Communication and Media Studies Associate's degree $18,309 (21) $81,250
Public Relations Specialists
Fine and Studio Arts Associate's degree $16,874 (33) $97,070
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Physical Sciences, General Associate's degree $5,654 $16,169 (41) $97,070
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Computer Software and Media Applications Associate's degree $15,552 (21) $166,180
Software Developers
Design and Applied Arts Associate's degree not published $120,990
Web and Digital Interface Designers
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Associate's degree not published $107,550
Producers and Directors
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $67,600
Audio and Video Technicians
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $67,600
Audio and Video Technicians
Biology, General Associate's degree not published $97,070
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate not published $48,000
Customer Service Representatives
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Associate's degree not published $48,000
Customer Service Representatives
Civil Engineering Associate's degree not published $103,760
Civil Engineers
Computer Programming Associate's degree not published $166,180
Software Developers
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Undergraduate certificate not published $121,040
Project Management Specialists
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications Associate's degree not published $48,400
Word Processors and Typists
Design and Applied Arts Undergraduate certificate not published $120,990
Web and Digital Interface Designers
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services Associate's degree not published $82,480
Dietitians and Nutritionists
Education, General Associate's degree not published $82,020
Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering Associate's degree not published $119,010
Electrical Engineers
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $98,310
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay
Film/Video and Photographic Arts Associate's degree not published $107,550
Producers and Directors
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science Associate's degree not published $63,090
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Associate's degree not published $37,590
Childcare Workers
Legal Support Services Undergraduate certificate not published $68,410
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Mechanical Engineering Associate's degree not published $80,430
Cost Estimators
Music Associate's degree not published $97,070
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Associate's degree not published $90,080
Compliance Officers
Philosophy Associate's degree not published $134,680
Natural Sciences Managers
Public Health Associate's degree not published $164,120
Medical and Health Services Managers
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions Associate's degree not published $131,220
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Associate's degree not published $97,070
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Teaching Assistants/Aides Associate's degree not published $43,610
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $131,220
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Visual and Performing Arts, General Undergraduate certificate not published $98,850
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.