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Bachelor's+3% vs national median935 grads tracked

Physical Sciences at CUNY Hunter College

Ranked 115th of 321 bachelor's programs in Physical Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$35,402
middle 50%: $24,296 – $52,257
Median · 5 years out
$67,804
middle 50%: $43,710 – $89,791
Median · 10 years out
$107,710
middle 50%: $74,872 – $155,800

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Physical Sciences (bachelor's) graduates.

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

Graduates of CUNY Hunter College's bachelor's program in Physical Sciences earn a median $35,402 one year after graduating, rising to $107,710 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 3% above the national median of $66,057 for this field, ranking 115th of 321 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
≈ $8,105 total interest

Same major at other universities

Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$68,045 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Denver
$68,022 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$67,994 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$67,961 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Environment Science & Forestry
$67,887 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$67,835 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$67,654 · 5 yrs out
Missouri Southern State University
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$67,489 · 5 yrs out
Washington and Lee University
$67,465 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
$67,394 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University
$67,343 · 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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