Program Payoff

Nassau Community College

Garden City, New York. 74 certificate and associate programs, public. 74 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 $15,313 $69,338 (46) $109,440
Registered Nurses
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree $13,807 $66,653 (65) $131,220
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $61,516 (11) $100,960
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree $55,512 (22) $48,000
Medical Assistants
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science Associate's degree $9,163 $43,426 (25) $63,090
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers
Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate's degree $10,666 $42,682 (29) $166,180
Software Developers
Human Services, General Associate's degree $9,500 $37,208 (18) $47,190
Social and Human Service Assistants
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's degree $36,848 (25) $79,170
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Legal Support Services Associate's degree $34,908 (53) $68,410
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree $9,842 $34,420 (67) $130,860
General and Operations Managers
Accounting and Related Services Associate's degree $9,000 $33,993 (14) $102,640
Accountants and Auditors
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations Associate's degree $31,305 (25) $98,580
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate's degree $28,309 (14) $43,680
Cooks, Restaurant
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree $10,250 $28,288 (98) $44,240
Security Guards
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $9,819 $25,043 (441) $67,640
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Marketing Associate's degree $11,000 $21,052 (18) $98,580
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Communication and Media Studies Associate's degree $10,875 $18,771 (23) $81,250
Public Relations Specialists
Design and Applied Arts Associate's degree $16,478 (27) $120,990
Web and Digital Interface Designers
Fine and Studio Arts Associate's degree not published $97,070
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Associate's degree $6,500 not published $85,760
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate not published $48,000
Medical Assistants
American Sign Language Associate's degree not published $97,070
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate 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
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Undergraduate certificate not published $57,790
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $130,860
General and Operations Managers
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 Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $73,790
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Associate's degree not published $131,220
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Computer Science Associate's degree not published $166,180
Software Developers
Computer Software and Media Applications Undergraduate certificate not published $166,180
Software Developers
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Undergraduate certificate not published $166,180
Software Developers
Computer and Information Sciences, General Undergraduate certificate not published $166,180
Software Developers
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Undergraduate certificate not published $121,040
Project Management Specialists
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Associate's degree not published $121,040
Project Management Specialists
Construction Trades, Other Undergraduate certificate not published
Culinary Arts and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $43,680
Cooks, Restaurant
Dance Associate's degree not published $98,850
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications Undergraduate certificate not published $48,400
Word Processors and Typists
Data Processing Undergraduate certificate not published $116,990
Computer Occupations, All Other
Design and Applied Arts Undergraduate certificate not published $120,990
Web and Digital Interface Designers
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services Undergraduate certificate not published $82,480
Dietitians and Nutritionists
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Associate's degree not published $107,550
Producers and Directors
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $77,040
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Engineering Science Associate's degree not published $175,710
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $130,860
General and Operations Managers
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Undergraduate certificate not published $84,090
Interpreters and Translators
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Associate's degree not published $84,090
Interpreters and Translators
Film/Video and Photographic Arts Undergraduate certificate not published $107,550
Producers and Directors
Film/Video and Photographic Arts Associate's degree not published $107,550
Producers and Directors
Finance and Financial Management Services Undergraduate certificate not published $130,860
General and Operations Managers
Fire Protection Associate's degree not published $167,200
Managers, All Other
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services Associate's degree not published $47,190
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations Associate's degree not published $92,190
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
Graphic Communications Undergraduate certificate not published $44,860
Data Entry Keyers
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other Associate's degree not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $58,130
Community Health Workers
Health and Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate certificate not published $79,170
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Homeland Security Associate's degree not published $167,200
Managers, All Other
Hospitality Administration/Management Associate's degree not published $83,450
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Human Services, General Undergraduate certificate not published $47,190
Social and Human Service Assistants
Legal Support Services Undergraduate certificate not published $68,410
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Literature Associate's degree not published $101,480
Editors
Mathematics Associate's degree not published $97,070
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $65,100
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Associate's degree not published $65,100
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Music Associate's degree not published $97,070
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $63,810
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Associate's degree not published $101,480
Editors
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Associate's degree not published $47,090
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Associate's degree not published $85,760
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Teaching Assistants/Aides Undergraduate certificate not published $43,610
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
Teaching Assistants/Aides Associate's degree not published $43,610
Teaching Assistants, 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.