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Bachelor's+10% vs national median887 grads tracked

Fine and Studio Arts at CUNY Hunter College

Ranked 38th of 309 bachelor's programs in Fine and Studio Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$35,293
middle 50%: $24,933 – $50,330
Median · 5 years out
$52,093
middle 50%: $35,255 – $73,504
Median · 10 years out
$66,144
middle 50%: $44,849 – $89,367

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Fine and Studio Arts (bachelor's) graduates.

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

Graduates of CUNY Hunter College's bachelor's program in Fine and Studio Arts earn a median $35,293 one year after graduating, rising to $66,144 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 10% above the national median of $47,424 for this field, ranking 38th of 309 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.

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
8.1 yrs
≈ $9,619 total interest

Same major at other universities

Wofford College
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$52,920 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Scholastica
$52,920 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Denver
$52,564 · 5 yrs out
Southern Connecticut State University
$52,544 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$52,198 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$52,031 · 5 yrs out
Valparaiso University
$51,929 · 5 yrs out
Bridgewater State University
$51,675 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$51,619 · 5 yrs out
Gustavus Adolphus College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
$50,802 · 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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