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Bachelor's+3% vs national median323 grads tracked

Physical Sciences at CUNY Brooklyn College

Ranked 108th of 321 bachelor's programs in Physical Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$39,884
middle 50%: $26,045 – $68,130
Median · 5 years out
$68,058
middle 50%: $42,371 – $94,601
Median · 10 years out
$105,705
middle 50%: $76,854 – $149,696

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Physical Sciences (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of CUNY Brooklyn College's bachelor's program in Physical Sciences earn a median $39,884 one year after graduating, rising to $105,705 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 3% above the national median of $66,057 for this field, ranking 108th of 321 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
6.4 yrs
≈ $7,673 total interest

Same major at other universities

Randolph College
$68,521 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$68,373 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$68,325 · 5 yrs out
Weber State University
$68,310 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Saint Louis
$68,062 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$68,045 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Denver
$68,022 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$67,994 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$67,961 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Environment Science & Forestry
$67,887 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$67,835 · 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
Education (Master's)
$104,001 · 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

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