Information Science/Studies at CUNY Medgar Evers College

A debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.42 suggests this program could work financially, though the underlying figures come from similar Information Science programs across New York rather than Medgar Evers' own graduates. With estimated first-year earnings around $51,363 and debt near $21,365, the numbers align with New York's median for this field—but they trail the national median of $58,651 by about $7,000, a gap that matters when you're starting to repay loans.

The challenge is uncertainty. Some CUNY information science programs produce dramatically higher earnings—CUNY Graduate Center graduates earn nearly $74,000, while SUNY Old Westbury hits $56,000—but we don't know where Medgar Evers falls in that range. The school serves predominantly Pell-eligible students (57%), and its relatively modest admission statistics suggest it may not draw from the same applicant pool as higher-earning CUNY programs. Location in Brooklyn could help, given New York's tech sector, but without actual graduate outcomes, you're making assumptions about how well Medgar Evers connects students to those opportunities.

The estimated debt is manageable if earnings materialize near the $51,000 mark, but if this program underperforms its peers—as schools with similar profiles sometimes do—even moderate debt becomes harder to justify. Before committing, try contacting the department directly for placement information, internship partnerships, or any graduate outcome data they track internally.