Master's+49% vs national median9,544 grads tracked
Education at CUNY Brooklyn College
Ranked 3rd of 335 master's programs in Education by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$86,246
middle 50%: $67,745 – $98,792
Median · 5 years out
$104,001
middle 50%: $82,181 – $119,535
Median · 10 years out
$117,164
middle 50%: $95,336 – $132,658
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Education (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Master's degree holders in education at CUNY Brooklyn College earn $86k in year one. Medians reach $117k by the tenth year.
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
3.8 yrs
≈ $3,911 total interest
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$123,923 · 5 yrs out
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$107,824 · 5 yrs out
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$102,363 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$102,353 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$101,982 · 5 yrs out
Worcester State University
$99,038 · 5 yrs out
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$98,643 · 5 yrs out
Chicago State University
$98,381 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at CUNY Brooklyn College
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$108,220 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$108,116 · 5 yrs out
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology (Master's)
$104,245 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$102,614 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$100,222 · 5 yrs out
Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$99,994 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$94,983 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$93,682 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$88,532 · 5 yrs out
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (Master's)
$85,965 · 5 yrs out
Computer Software and Media Applications (Bachelor's)
$85,664 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$85,229 · 5 yrs out
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