Bachelor's+17% vs national median269 grads tracked
Philosophy and Religious Studies at CUNY Brooklyn College
Ranked 24th of 188 bachelor's programs in Philosophy and Religious Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,439
middle 50%: $27,738 – $58,363
Median · 5 years out
$60,947
middle 50%: $41,935 – $84,479
Median · 10 years out
$86,367
middle 50%: $52,116 – $127,509
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Philosophy and Religious Studies (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
CUNY Brooklyn College philosophy graduates see a median first-year salary of $40k. Median earnings reach $86k 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
6.9 yrs
≈ $8,117 total interest
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$63,270 · 5 yrs out
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$62,971 · 5 yrs out
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$62,818 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$62,520 · 5 yrs out
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$61,580 · 5 yrs out
Regent University
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
St. Catherine University
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
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$60,696 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$60,144 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$59,682 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$59,229 · 5 yrs out
Elmhurst University
$59,162 · 5 yrs out
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