Master's+31% vs national median12,469 grads tracked
Education at CUNY Hunter College
Ranked 12th of 335 master's programs in Education by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$80,145
middle 50%: $58,592 – $91,635
Median · 5 years out
$91,424
middle 50%: $70,161 – $108,610
Median · 10 years out
$107,668
middle 50%: $77,013 – $123,489
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Education (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Education master's graduates at CUNY Hunter College start with a median salary of $80k. Ten-year earnings reach $108k.
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
4.1 yrs
≈ $4,304 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$101,982 · 5 yrs out
Worcester State University
$99,038 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$98,643 · 5 yrs out
Chicago State University
$98,381 · 5 yrs out
Fitchburg State University
$92,988 · 5 yrs out
Western Connecticut State University
$91,690 · 5 yrs out
Concordia University
$90,720 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Great Valley School of Grad/Prof
$90,638 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Old Westbury
$88,005 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Illinois University
$88,000 · 5 yrs out
Providence College
$87,919 · 5 yrs out
Framingham State University
$87,600 · 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
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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