Bachelor's+7% vs national median2,589 grads tracked
Social Sciences at City College of New York - CUNY
Ranked 66th of 387 bachelor's programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,195
middle 50%: $29,547 – $59,113
Median · 5 years out
$64,224
middle 50%: $46,853 – $86,341
Median · 10 years out
$78,411
middle 50%: $55,346 – $109,295
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Social Sciences (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
City College of New York - CUNY Social Sciences alumni see median first-year pay at $43k. Salaries reach $64k by year five and $78k 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
≈ $7,642 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$65,081 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$65,035 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Arlington
$64,685 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$64,464 · 5 yrs out
Spelman College
$64,445 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$64,228 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$64,142 · 5 yrs out
Macalester College
$64,005 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$63,947 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$63,928 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$63,921 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$63,738 · 5 yrs out
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