Bachelor's+2% vs national median596 grads tracked
Biological and Physical Sciences at CUNY Hunter College
Ranked 9th of 32 bachelor's programs in Biological and Physical Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,189
middle 50%: $27,484 – $57,075
Median · 5 years out
$66,213
middle 50%: $46,008 – $91,942
Median · 10 years out
$89,332
middle 50%: $60,484 – $125,240
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Biological and Physical Sciences (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
CUNY Hunter College produces Biological Science graduates with a $40k first-year median. Salaries climb to $89k over a decade.
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
6.6 yrs
≈ $7,783 total interest
Same major at other universities
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Abington
$74,015 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Berks
$71,671 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$70,276 · 5 yrs out
Texas A & M University at Galveston
$70,012 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$66,124 · 5 yrs out
Portland State University
$64,992 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Harrisburg
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$64,578 · 5 yrs out
Dominican University
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at San Antonio
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at CUNY Hunter College
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$119,206 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$111,026 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$107,101 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$103,243 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$99,747 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$99,499 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$99,499 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$95,890 · 5 yrs out
Statistics (Bachelor's)
$93,187 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$91,424 · 5 yrs out
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor's)
$89,536 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$86,929 · 5 yrs out