Bachelor's-16% vs national median159 grads tracked
Economics at CUNY Brooklyn College
Ranked 164th of 225 bachelor's programs in Economics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,884
middle 50%: $28,189 – $59,476
Median · 5 years out
$66,690
middle 50%: $46,870 – $91,836
Median · 10 years out
$89,036
middle 50%: $64,402 – $136,177
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Economics (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Graduates of CUNY Brooklyn College's bachelor's program in Economics earn a median $39,884 one year after graduating, rising to $89,036 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 16% below the national median of $79,200 for this field, ranking 164th of 225 reporting programs.
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
≈ $7,783 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$67,193 · 5 yrs out
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
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$66,552 · 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
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Education (Master's)
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