Bachelor's-16% vs national median727 grads tracked
Economics at College of Staten Island/CUNY
Ranked 165th of 225 bachelor's programs in Economics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$47,284
middle 50%: $31,778 – $67,451
Median · 5 years out
$66,552
middle 50%: $45,870 – $92,916
Median · 10 years out
$91,184
middle 50%: $57,537 – $130,062
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Economics (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Economics graduates from the College of Staten Island earn a median of $47k in year one. Pay reaches $67k at year five and $91k 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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
6.3 yrs
≈ $7,111 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Colorado Denver
$67,185 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
$67,138 · 5 yrs out
Winthrop University
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Illinois University
$66,891 · 5 yrs out
Missouri State University
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$66,690 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Kansas City
$66,514 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$66,251 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$66,099 · 5 yrs out
SUNY at Fredonia
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - River Falls
$65,743 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at College of Staten Island/CUNY
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's)
$136,647 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$122,595 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$118,379 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other (Bachelor's)
$117,714 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$112,261 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$112,261 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$112,060 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$103,057 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$98,643 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$97,992 · 5 yrs out
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor's)
$95,768 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$95,220 · 5 yrs out