Bachelor's+25% vs national median1,309 grads tracked
Social Sciences at CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
Ranked 23rd of 387 bachelor's programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$47,447
middle 50%: $31,854 – $69,871
Median · 5 years out
$74,530
middle 50%: $51,929 – $106,086
Median · 10 years out
$96,979
middle 50%: $63,543 – $134,296
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 Sciences majors at Baruch College earn a median of $47k in their first year. Salaries reach $75k at five years and $97k 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
5.8 yrs
≈ $6,711 total interest
Same major at other universities
Binghamton University
$77,021 · 5 yrs out
Quinnipiac University
$76,845 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$76,832 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$76,450 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Institute of Technology
$75,615 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$75,161 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$74,011 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$73,713 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$73,531 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Graduate School & University Center
$73,442 · 5 yrs out
Saint John's University
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Hampden Sydney College
$72,309 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$182,659 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$140,844 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$140,360 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$139,248 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$130,055 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$123,923 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$101,306 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$98,659 · 5 yrs out
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (Master's)
$98,535 · 5 yrs out
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor's)
$98,178 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$97,714 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$88,160 · 5 yrs out