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Bachelor's+13% vs national median321 grads tracked

Public Health at CUNY Hunter College

Ranked 18th of 105 bachelor's programs in Public Health by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$43,918
middle 50%: $30,299 – $56,191
Median · 5 years out
$67,160
middle 50%: $50,624 – $87,420
Median · 10 years out
$76,330
middle 50%: $54,757 – $103,464

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Public Health (bachelor's) graduates.

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

Graduates of CUNY Hunter College's bachelor's program in Public Health earn a median $43,918 one year after graduating, rising to $76,330 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 13% above the national median of $59,300 for this field, ranking 18th of 105 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
6.4 yrs
≈ $7,400 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Texas at Austin
$70,517 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$69,536 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$68,983 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$68,833 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$67,601 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
$66,741 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$66,105 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$64,175 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$64,175 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Wright State University
$62,487 · 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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