Bachelor's+13% vs national median366 grads tracked
History at City College of New York - CUNY
Ranked 34th of 354 bachelor's programs in History by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,341
middle 50%: $27,051 – $54,051
Median · 5 years out
$61,561
middle 50%: $43,325 – $83,257
Median · 10 years out
$80,452
middle 50%: $58,547 – $108,447
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for History (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
City College of New York History graduates report a $38k median salary in year one. This increases to $62k by year five and $80k 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
7 yrs
≈ $8,309 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Houston - Downtown
$62,897 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$62,777 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Institute of Technology
$62,571 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$62,407 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$61,789 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Clear Lake
$61,720 · 5 yrs out
Dominican University
$61,446 · 5 yrs out
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$61,127 · 5 yrs out
Hampden Sydney College
$61,051 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$60,812 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at El Paso
$60,187 · 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