Bachelor's+15% vs national median126 grads tracked
Anthropology at CUNY Brooklyn College
Ranked 10th of 143 bachelor's programs in Anthropology by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,739
middle 50%: $23,626 – $45,137
Median · 5 years out
$55,228
middle 50%: $36,215 – $75,872
Median · 10 years out
$79,517
middle 50%: $45,000 – $100,874
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Anthropology (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
CUNY Brooklyn College anthropology graduates earn a median salary of $33,739 in year one. This grows to $55k by year five and $80k 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
7.7 yrs
≈ $9,374 total interest
Same major at other universities
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut College
$58,659 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$58,016 · 5 yrs out
Sweet Briar College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$55,879 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$55,615 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$55,166 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$55,154 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$54,365 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$54,267 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$53,720 · 5 yrs out
Wheaton College
$53,485 · 5 yrs out
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