Master's+20% vs national median235 grads tracked
Biological and Biomedical Sciences at CUNY Hunter College
Ranked 20th of 181 master's programs in Biological and Biomedical Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$55,859
middle 50%: $39,458 – $76,741
Median · 5 years out
$84,259
middle 50%: $49,399 – $110,938
Median · 10 years out
$107,201
middle 50%: $71,441 – $145,494
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Biological and Biomedical Sciences (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
In Biological and Biomedical Sciences, master's graduates start at $56k. Five-year median earnings reach $84k, while ten-year salaries hit $107k.
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
5.1 yrs
≈ $5,766 total interest
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Quinnipiac University
$89,177 · 5 yrs out
University of Iowa
$86,717 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$86,717 · 5 yrs out
Western Connecticut State University
$86,568 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$86,367 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$85,032 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$83,826 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$83,243 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University System Health Science Center
$82,977 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$82,048 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
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$111,026 · 5 yrs out
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$107,101 · 5 yrs out
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$103,243 · 5 yrs out
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$99,747 · 5 yrs out
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Education (Master's)
$91,424 · 5 yrs out
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$89,536 · 5 yrs out
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