Bachelor's+13% vs national median892 grads tracked
Fine and Studio Arts at City College of New York - CUNY
Ranked 28th of 309 bachelor's programs in Fine and Studio Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$36,134
middle 50%: $24,893 – $51,057
Median · 5 years out
$53,720
middle 50%: $35,626 – $75,362
Median · 10 years out
$66,243
middle 50%: $45,489 – $96,367
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Fine and Studio Arts (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Fine and Studio Arts majors at City College of New York - CUNY earn $36k in their first year. Median salaries climb to $66k after ten years.
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
7.9 yrs
≈ $9,336 total interest
Same major at other universities
North Carolina State University
$54,522 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Arlington
$54,306 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$54,154 · 5 yrs out
Furman University
$53,873 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$53,848 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$53,833 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$53,621 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$53,598 · 5 yrs out
Lewis University
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Wofford College
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$52,920 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Scholastica
$52,920 · 5 yrs out
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