Master's-14% vs national median459 grads tracked
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at CUNY Graduate School & University Center
Ranked 12th of 46 master's programs in Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$66,891
middle 50%: $39,029 – $93,304
Median · 5 years out
$76,330
middle 50%: $42,201 – $101,759
Median · 10 years out
$97,227
middle 50%: $65,353 – $129,123
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Liberal Arts and Humanities master's graduates earn $67k in their first year. Median salaries reach $97k after ten years.
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
5 yrs
≈ $5,284 total interest
Same major at other universities
DePaul University
$88,155 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$86,367 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois at Springfield
$80,325 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina State University
$76,435 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$76,112 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical College
$73,614 · 5 yrs out
Empire State University
$71,576 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$71,251 · 5 yrs out
Old Dominion University
$70,679 · 5 yrs out
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