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Is CUNY Brooklyn College worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for CUNY Brooklyn, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Workable
CUNY Brooklyn lands in the workable band for a typical family. Median debt of $12,250 can be carried by median long-run earnings of $66,519, but the margin is not huge. For context, CUNY Brooklyn's net price sits about 69% below the typical 4-year, public school. This is the kind of school where your actual aid offer can move the answer meaningfully.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 774 similar 4-year, public schools
This school
$4,105
/yrAverage school like this
$13,155
/yrThis helps your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $9,050 less per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $36,000 in savings.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price sits in a range that leaves more room for family cash flow and lower borrowing.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$950
Median earnings 10 years out
$66,519
Median debt at graduation
$12,250
Graduation rate
53%
At CUNY Brooklyn, a typical graduate carries about $12,250 in student debt and earns roughly $66,519 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $139 per month, or 3% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
How earnings compare to a high school diploma
Graduates earn $35,726 more than the typical working high school graduate in New York ($30,793) ten years after entering this school. A federal rule finalized in July 2026 ties each undergraduate program's federal loan eligibility to a comparison like this one, with the first calculations expected in 2027.
The national figure is $31,269. The Department of Education uses it instead of the state figure when fewer than half of a school's students come from its state.
79% of former students here earned more than the typical high school graduate ten years after entry, by College Scorecard's own measure.
Context, not a federal determination. The benchmarks are the Department of Education's published thresholds (2024 notice, based on 2022 Census data); thresholds under the 2026 rule have not been released yet. The official test looks at each program's graduates four years after completion; our figure is College Scorecard's median for the whole school, ten years after entry. How this works
Program earnings vs. the federal benchmark
Median earnings of working graduates four years after finishing each undergraduate program, next to the benchmark the federal earnings test uses: the typical working high school graduate aged 25–34 in New York ($30,793).
Anthropology
Bachelor's degree · 17 working graduates counted
$33,127
$2,334 above the benchmark
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Bachelor's degree · 27 working graduates counted
$39,837
$9,044 above the benchmark
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor's degree · 32 working graduates counted
$41,233
$10,440 above the benchmark
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor's degree · 46 working graduates counted
$42,362
$11,569 above the benchmark
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Bachelor's degree · 87 working graduates counted
$44,032
$13,239 above the benchmark
History
Bachelor's degree · 22 working graduates counted
$44,416
$13,623 above the benchmark
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor's degree · 46 working graduates counted
$50,454
$19,661 above the benchmark
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Bachelor's degree · 55 working graduates counted
$50,821
$20,028 above the benchmark
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
Bachelor's degree · 73 working graduates counted
$51,404
$20,611 above the benchmark
Psychology, General
Bachelor's degree · 480 working graduates counted
$52,742
$21,949 above the benchmark
30 other undergraduate programs here have no four-year earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were counted to publish one. That says nothing about how those programs do. See every program on College Scorecard
An estimate, not an official determination. Under a federal rule taking effect July 1, 2027, programs below this benchmark in official results may face limits on federal student loans; Pell Grants are not affected. The official test uses finer program categories, different graduating classes and the Department's own records; its first results are expected in 2027. Programs that train for tipped jobs, such as cosmetology and massage, won't be rated on 2025 earnings, and the Department decides which programs qualify. Earnings: College Scorecard field-of-study data (released Oct 15, 2026). Benchmark: Department of Education published thresholds (2024 notice).
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What this means for your family
CUNY Brooklyn is a public four year school in Brooklyn, NY. For many families, the key question is whether the published value here beats cheaper in state or regional alternatives once your real aid offer arrives.
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Common questions about CUNY Brooklyn
The median net price at CUNY Brooklyn is $950 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →
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All students who received aid
$950a year, on average
Average for first-time, full-time students who received federal financial aid, 2024-25. It does not include transfer or part-time students, and it is an average rather than a quote — what you pay depends on your own circumstances and the aid this school offers you. Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS.
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