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Bachelor's+35% vs national median1,314 grads tracked

Education at City College of New York - CUNY

Ranked 11th of 339 bachelor's programs in Education by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$47,269
middle 50%: $33,166 – $62,921
Median · 5 years out
$72,251
middle 50%: $52,445 – $85,654
Median · 10 years out
$91,264
middle 50%: $60,789 – $111,311

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Education (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of City College of New York - CUNY's bachelor's program in Education earn a median $47,269 one year after graduating, rising to $91,264 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 35% above the national median of $53,655 for this field, ranking 11th of 339 reporting programs.

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
5.9 yrs
≈ $6,830 total interest

Same major at other universities

CUNY York College
$77,755 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$77,125 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$76,276 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Medgar Evers College
$74,077 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$73,340 · 5 yrs out
Providence College
$70,655 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Old Westbury
$70,151 · 5 yrs out
Chicago State University
$69,118 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$68,915 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$68,154 · 5 yrs out
Fitchburg State University
$67,484 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at City College of New York - CUNY

Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$143,967 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's)
$141,882 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$127,147 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$112,086 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$104,625 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$104,205 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$104,205 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$102,787 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$102,353 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$99,601 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$96,687 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$96,052 · 5 yrs out

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