Bachelor's+22% vs national median652 grads tracked
History at CUNY Hunter College
Ranked 11th of 354 bachelor's programs in History by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,566
middle 50%: $27,637 – $56,877
Median · 5 years out
$66,368
middle 50%: $46,596 – $85,875
Median · 10 years out
$85,868
middle 50%: $58,599 – $111,575
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for History (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Graduates of CUNY Hunter College's bachelor's program in History earn a median $39,566 one year after graduating, rising to $85,868 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 22% above the national median of $54,304 for this field, ranking 11th of 354 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
6.6 yrs
≈ $7,840 total interest
Same major at other universities
Connecticut College
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
Sacred Heart University
$68,216 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Quinnipiac University
$68,036 · 5 yrs out
Binghamton University
$66,877 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$66,732 · 5 yrs out
Empire State University
$66,311 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$66,224 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$66,085 · 5 yrs out
University of Richmond
$65,688 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Military Institute
$65,435 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$65,334 · 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