Bachelor's+17% vs national median5,722 grads tracked
Psychology at CUNY Hunter College
Ranked 20th of 424 bachelor's programs in Psychology by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,060
middle 50%: $25,934 – $51,194
Median · 5 years out
$61,864
middle 50%: $44,027 – $84,021
Median · 10 years out
$80,317
middle 50%: $57,238 – $108,880
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Psychology (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Psychology majors at CUNY Hunter College earn a median of $37k in year 1. Earnings grow to $80k by the tenth year.
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
7.1 yrs
≈ $8,422 total interest
Same major at other universities
Binghamton University
$64,294 · 5 yrs out
Saint John's University
$63,451 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Farmingdale
$63,411 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$63,083 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$63,058 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$62,003 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$61,853 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Graduate School & University Center
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Wabash College
$61,630 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$61,156 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$61,150 · 5 yrs out
University of the District of Columbia
$60,696 · 5 yrs out
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