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Bachelor's+3% vs national median42 grads tracked

Religion/Religious Studies at CUNY Brooklyn College

Ranked 18th of 71 bachelor's programs in Religion/Religious Studies by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$42,505
middle 50%: $24,926 – $60,342
Median · 5 years out
$53,343
middle 50%: $30,437 – $64,628
Median · 10 years out
$91,987
middle 50%: $54,051 – $130,533

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Religion/Religious Studies (bachelor's) graduates.

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

Graduates of CUNY Brooklyn College's bachelor's program in Religion/Religious Studies earn a median $42,505 one year after graduating, rising to $91,987 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 3% above the national median of $51,726 for this field, ranking 18th of 71 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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,456 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Texas at Austin
$54,522 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$54,453 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$54,267 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$53,873 · 5 yrs out
Randolph - Macon College
$53,536 · 5 yrs out
Saint Olaf College
$53,372 · 5 yrs out
University of Oregon
$53,167 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$52,703 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$51,929 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$51,851 · 5 yrs out
Liberty University
$51,726 · 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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