Master's-2% vs national median474 grads tracked
Physical Sciences at CUNY Graduate School & University Center
Ranked 64th of 132 master's programs in Physical Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,185
middle 50%: $26,176 – $44,652
Median · 5 years out
$81,817
middle 50%: $56,282 – $111,205
Median · 10 years out
$101,595
middle 50%: $74,545 – $136,260
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Physical Sciences (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Physical Sciences master's graduates earn a first-year median salary of $33k. Earnings rise to $102k 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 yrs
≈ $7,538 total interest
Same major at other universities
Texas A&M University - Kingsville
$82,614 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$82,426 · 5 yrs out
Youngstown State University
$82,048 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$81,969 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$81,961 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$81,917 · 5 yrs out
University of Montana (The)
$81,561 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$81,462 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina State University
$80,376 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
$80,325 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
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$109,693 · 5 yrs out