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CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, NY · Public

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Psychology, General (23% of graduates). 13 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 50% of colleges. 36% of faculty are full-time. Spends $24,544 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

396 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 71% of graduates; 19 programs in 13 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Psychology, General 42.010123% 93
    Graduates in this field earn $56,458 4 years out
  2. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.010120% 78
    Graduates in this field earn $56,157 4 years out
  3. Business/Commerce, General 52.010112% 47
    Graduates in this field earn $53,503 4 years out
  4. Social Work 44.070110% 40
    Graduates in this field earn $60,755 4 years out
  5. Public Administration 44.04015.8% 23
    Graduates in this field earn $53,849 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Public administration and social work, 6.8% → 16% of graduates since 2014–15 (63 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$125,792 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $115,779

    4 years after completion$125,792
    National median: $88,910Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $110,747 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 21 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Special Education and Teaching$66,377 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $49,413

    4 years after completion$66,377
    National median: $50,499Above typical

    Median federal debt: $5,500 · 56 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$61,987 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $37,808

    4 years after completion$61,987
    National median: $53,072Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $39,258 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $11,899 · 24 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Accounting and Related Services$61,799 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $33,205

    4 years after completion$61,799
    National median: $76,194Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $46,657 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $13,000 · 32 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Social Work$60,755 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $44,311

    4 years after completion$60,755
    National median: $51,790Above typical

    Median federal debt: $10,750 · 113 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college13 to 1
13 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 50% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Full-time faculty36%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$107,991

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$24,544
$24,544
← Lessmore than 93% of 557More →
Endowment per student$226
$226
← Lessmore than 2% of 537More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)