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In the most recent reporting year, students from 23 majors graduated from Nassau Community College.
Nassau Community College awards degrees and credentials ranging from certificates up to its highest offering, the associates.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | ✓ |
| Associate | ✓ |
| Bachelor’s | — |
| Master’s | — |
| Doctorate | — |
Completions: 4,110 undergraduate (4,110 total)
Here are the majors that graduate the most students at Nassau Community College.
The following majors at Nassau Community College have the strongest reported average salaries.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | $73,249 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | $65,342 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | $51,114 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | $39,253 |
| Funeral Service and Mortuary Science. | $39,119 |
Explore the full list of majors at Nassau Community College, sorted by study area.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 2,055 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Humanities/Humanistic Studies. · Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. · Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other. |
819 | $24,141 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. |
149 | $73,249 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist. · Surgical Technology/Technologist. · Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist. |
80 | $65,342 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician. · Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder. · Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary. · Health/Health Care Administration/Management. |
37 | $39,253 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. ↳ Physical Therapy Assistant. · Medical/Clinical Assistant. |
34 | $51,114 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 22 | NA |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. ↳ Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician. |
14 | NA |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. ↳ Dietitian Assistant. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. |
173 | $26,903 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping. |
59 | $27,837 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. · Marketing, Other. |
50 | $33,041 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations. ↳ Fashion Merchandising. |
18 | $28,944 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. ↳ Hotel/Motel Administration/Management. |
9 | NA |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. ↳ Retailing and Retail Operations. |
7 | NA |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. ↳ Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. ↳ Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration. |
112 | $31,491 |
| Fire Protection. ↳ Fire Science/Fire-fighting. |
8 | NA |
| Homeland Security. ↳ Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Information Technology. |
43 | NA |
| Computer Science. | 29 | NA |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. ↳ Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. |
14 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Art/Art Studies, General. |
31 | $13,971 |
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Interior Design. · Fashion/Apparel Design. · Commercial and Advertising Art. |
27 | $22,077 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Acting. · Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology. |
10 | NA |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Photography. |
6 | NA |
| Music. ↳ Music Performance, General. |
6 | NA |
| Dance. ↳ Dance, General. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Support Services. ↳ Legal Assistant/Paralegal. · Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary. |
47 | $34,940 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Funeral Service and Mortuary Science. ↳ Funeral Service and Mortuary Science, General. |
26 | $39,119 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services. ↳ Culinary Arts/Chef Training. · Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager. |
18 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. ↳ Mass Communication/Media Studies. · Speech Communication and Rhetoric. |
38 | $24,426 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 18 | NA |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician. |
16 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS. ↳ Public Administration and Social Service Professions. |
31 | $22,404 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Recording Arts Technology/Technician. |
17 | NA |
| Graphic Communications. ↳ Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Creative Writing. |
10 | NA |
| Literature. ↳ General Literature. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General. |
14 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
11 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Disability Studies. |
9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection. ↳ Building/Construction Site Management/Manager. |
9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. ↳ Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| American Sign Language. ↳ American Sign Language (ASL). |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching Assistants/Aides. ↳ Teacher Assistant/Aide. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering Science. | 2 | NA |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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