Bachelor's-4% vs national median380 grads tracked
International Relations and National Security Studies at City College of New York - CUNY
Ranked 25th of 75 bachelor's programs in International Relations and National Security Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,856
middle 50%: $26,467 – $52,839
Median · 5 years out
$62,336
middle 50%: $46,435 – $80,559
Median · 10 years out
$72,776
middle 50%: $52,212 – $96,069
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for International Relations and National Security Studies (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
International Relations graduates at City College of New York - CUNY see median first-year pay at $39k. This figure rises to $73k 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 yrs
≈ $8,224 total interest
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$66,162 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$65,733 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$65,560 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$65,011 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$64,846 · 5 yrs out
Angelo State University
$63,451 · 5 yrs out
Bridgewater College
$61,498 · 5 yrs out
University of Mary Washington
$61,109 · 5 yrs out
Roanoke College
$60,908 · 5 yrs out
Bethel University
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Cortland
$60,342 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$60,304 · 5 yrs out
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