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Data & Insights—Which colleges pay off?

For teacher education, CUNY Staten Island pays most

College of Staten Island CUNY teacher education (levels and methods) graduates earn $76k four years out, 58% more than the field's US median of $48k

$60k$65k$70k$75kThe axis starts at $59k, not zero: the figures are close and the dots show the differencesMedian debtat graduation, US$College of Staten Island CUNY: $76kCollege of Staten Island CUNY$76k$20kCUNY Hunter College: $74kCUNY Hunter College$74k$14kSt. John's University-New York: $69kSt. John's University-New York$69k$27kCUNY Queens College: $67kCUNY Queens College$67k$11kNew York University: $65kNew York University$65k$18kUniversity of Illinois Chicago: $64kUniversity of Illinois Chicago$64k$15kElon University: $63kElon University$63k$20kWestern Washington University: $63kWestern Washington University$63k$20k
Source · College Scorecard, US Department of Education
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College Scorecard, US Department of Education (retrieved 2026-09-22). Sample: 607 graduates followed across these 8 colleges, of 40,159 graduates of the field the Scorecard follows.

College of Staten Island CUNY: $76k

CUNY Hunter College: $74k

St. John's University-New York: $69k

Western Washington University, last of 8: $63k

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