Bachelor's+25% vs national median387 grads tracked
Philosophy and Religious Studies at Binghamton University
Ranked 6th of 188 bachelor's programs in Philosophy and Religious Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,524
middle 50%: $26,371 – $55,829
Median · 5 years out
$64,930
middle 50%: $43,647 – $89,325
Median · 10 years out
$103,329
middle 50%: $75,415 – $148,888
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Philosophy and Religious Studies (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Binghamton University graduates in Philosophy and Religious Studies earn a median first-year salary of $39.5k. This figure climbs to $64.9k by year five and $103k by year ten.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
6.6 yrs
≈ $7,899 total interest
Same major at other universities
Sam Houston State University
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Carleton College
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$68,239 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$66,675 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$65,634 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$64,798 · 5 yrs out
Southern Connecticut State University
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Morris
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$64,005 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois at Springfield
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$63,793 · 5 yrs out
University of Richmond
$63,769 · 5 yrs out
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$217,388 · 5 yrs out
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$142,527 · 5 yrs out
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$112,807 · 5 yrs out
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$106,400 · 5 yrs out
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