Labor Studies at The Graduate Center, CUNY

Every labor studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the labor studies program at The Graduate Center, CUNY stacks up to those at other schools.

The Graduate Center is located in New York, New York and approximately 9,300 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Labor Studies section at the bottom of this page.

The Graduate Center Labor Studies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Labor Studies (Less Than 1 Year)
• Master’s Degree in Labor Studies

The Graduate Center Labor Studies Rankings

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In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in labor studies from The Graduate Center. This makes it the #1 most popular school for labor studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Labor Studies Student Demographics at The Graduate Center

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the labor studies majors at The Graduate Center, CUNY.

The Graduate Center Labor Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of labor studies master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in labor studies each year. The Graduate Center does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the labor studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 65% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The Graduate Center, CUNY with a master's in labor studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

The Graduate Center also has a doctoral program available in labor studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Labor Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in labor studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for The Graduate Center, CUNY.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Labor Relations Specialists	7,890	$85,870

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Alex Irklievski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.