Bachelor's+2% vs national median2,125 grads tracked
Social Sciences at College of Staten Island/CUNY
Ranked 97th of 387 bachelor's programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,089
middle 50%: $29,690 – $60,045
Median · 5 years out
$61,093
middle 50%: $44,192 – $82,984
Median · 10 years out
$78,191
middle 50%: $52,936 – $112,906
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
Social Science graduates from this CUNY campus start at $43k. Ten-year median earnings reach $78k.
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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,861 total interest
Same major at other universities
Wofford College
$62,186 · 5 yrs out
Framingham State University
$61,837 · 5 yrs out
Bethel University
$61,446 · 5 yrs out
Fitchburg State University
$61,431 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$61,375 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Augsburg University
$60,922 · 5 yrs out
Truman State University
$60,883 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$60,876 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Central Texas
$60,484 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$60,398 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Scholastica
$60,304 · 5 yrs out
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