by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on CUNY Queens College Graduate School, including its rankings, graduate degree programs, diversity, and more. You can jump to any section of this page using the following list.
College Factual began publishing its yearly rankings to help students identify graduate schools that put a high emphasis on educational quality as well as helping students succeed.These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
CUNY Queens College landed the #406 spot in College Factual’s 2026 Best Master’s Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking out of a pool of 4,630 colleges and universities that were eligible for this year’s ranking.For the Best Master’s Degree Schools in New York, CUNY Queens College came in at #35.
### Best Graduate Certificate Schools RankingIn College Factual’s 2026 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States ranking, CUNY Queens College took the #406 spot out of 4,630 schools. In addition, CUNY Queens College took the #35 spot for Best Graduate Certificate Schools in New York.
CUNY Queens College ranked #406 in College Factual’s 2026 Best Graduate Schools in the United States ranking, out of 4,630 schools. In addition, CUNY Queens College took the #35 spot for Best Graduate Schools in New York.
For the last year in which we have data, 2,501 graduate students decided that CUNY Queens College was the best place for them.College Factual looked at the demographics of these students to determine how diverse the population is.Our findings are below.
Women make up 67.3% of the total graduate student body at CUNY Queens College while men make up 32.7%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
Of all the graduate students at CUNY Queens College, around 55.3% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group.CUNY Queens College is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 5.4% of the graduate student population.For more details on graduate school diversity at the school, check out the chart below. If you click on it, you’ll be taken to a page with more details.
The average tuition and fees for full-time graduate students is not available due to a lack of data.
The typical graduate student at CUNY Queens College who borrowed carries a median debt of $12,157.
Graduate students who earn their master’s degree at CUNY Queens College enter the workforce with an average early-career salary of $79,955.
The average early-career salary for post-master’s certificate recipients from CUNY Queens College is $93,278.
Yearly salaries vary depending on the field of study, but the table below shows the highest-earning graduate fields of study at CUNY Queens College based on the early-career earnings of recent graduates.
| Graduate Field of Study | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | $139,670 |
| Clinical & Counseling Psychology | $87,663 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | $86,008 |
| Teaching English or French | $85,929 |
| Special Education | $85,138 |
| Accounting | $83,222 |
| Multilingual Education | $82,232 |
| Student Counseling | $75,942 |
| Communication Sciences | $75,206 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | $74,683 |
CUNY Queens College is a public institution situated in Queens, New York.The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life. Get more details about the location of CUNY Queens College.
Contact details for CUNY Queens College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Queens, NY 11367 |
| Phone: | 718-997-5000 |
| Website: | www.qc.cuny.edu |
| Facebook: | www.facebook.com/QueensCollege |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/QC_News |
Around 46.2% of CUNY Queens College graduate students took at least one course online.Roughly 21.8% of all grad students took courses exclusively online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded.
| Masters Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | 50 | $83,222 |
| Chemistry | 2 | — |
| Clinical & Counseling Psychology | 57 | $87,663 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 4 | — |
| Communication Sciences | 17 | — |
| Computer Science | 8 | — |
| Educational Administration | 20 | — |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 8 | — |
| General Biology | 4 | — |
| General English Literature | 15 | — |
| General Psychology | 16 | — |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 8 | — |
| History | 17 | — |
| Library & Information Science | 74 | $69,472 |
| Linguistics & Literature | 3 | — |
| Management Sciences & Methods | 9 | — |
| Mathematics | 7 | — |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 27 | $64,526 |
| Multilingual Education | 3 | — |
| Music | 25 | $33,982 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 6 | — |
| Nutrition Science | 13 | — |
| Physics | 3 | — |
| Romance Languages | 7 | — |
| Special Education | 54 | $85,138 |
| Statistics | 14 | — |
| Student Counseling | 16 | $75,942 |
| Taxation | 9 | — |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 81 | $75,888 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 183 | $89,280 |
| Teaching English or French | 45 | $85,929 |
| Urban Studies | 14 | $72,009 |
| Writing Studies | 17 | — |
Only the programs in which a graduate certificate was awarded are shown here.
| Graduate Certificate Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical & Counseling Psychology | 7 | — |
| Library & Information Science | 2 | — |
| Multilingual Education | 26 | — |
| Music | 3 | — |
| Philosophy | 1 | — |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 119 | — |
| Teaching English or French | 1 | — |
Listed here are the programs in which CUNY Queens College awarded a post-masters certificate.
| Post-Masters Certificate Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multilingual Education | 3 | $82,232 |
| Special Education | 23 | — |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 6 | $78,890 |
| Teaching English or French | 11 | — |
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.
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