Bachelor's+11% vs national median713 grads tracked
Biology, General at CUNY Hunter College
Ranked 32nd of 398 bachelor's programs in Biology, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,267
middle 50%: $26,421 – $54,184
Median · 5 years out
$68,065
middle 50%: $43,181 – $91,379
Median · 10 years out
$99,399
middle 50%: $71,823 – $142,975
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Biology, General (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Biology graduates from CUNY Hunter College start with a $39k median salary. By year 10, earnings increase to $99k.
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
6.4 yrs
≈ $7,739 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Texas at Austin
$68,854 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$68,659 · 5 yrs out
Oregon Institute of Technology
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Farmingdale
$68,249 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oneonta
$68,203 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$68,120 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$68,017 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
$67,979 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Mennonite University
$67,967 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Benedict
$67,740 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$67,680 · 5 yrs out
Lewis University
$67,664 · 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
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