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Master's+6% vs national median121 grads tracked

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs at CUNY Hunter College

Ranked 22nd of 124 master's programs in Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$65,194
middle 50%: $38,050 – $93,789
Median · 5 years out
$76,015
middle 50%: $40,342 – $97,227
Median · 10 years out
$91,143
middle 50%: $49,855 – $116,180

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (master's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of CUNY Hunter College's master's program in Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs earn a median $65,194 one year after graduating, rising to $91,143 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 6% above the national median of $72,014 for this field, ranking 22nd of 124 reporting programs.

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.

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Paid off in
5.1 yrs
≈ $5,399 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Texas at Austin
$80,377 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Graduate School & University Center
$78,929 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$78,335 · 5 yrs out
DePaul University
$77,776 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$76,487 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
$75,704 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$75,467 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina State University
$75,391 · 5 yrs out
Fitchburg State University
$75,329 · 5 yrs out
University of Hartford
$75,253 · 5 yrs out
Southern Utah University
$75,158 · 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
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$98,392 · 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

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