Master's+13% vs national median1,533 grads tracked
Social Sciences at CUNY Hunter College
Ranked 14th of 151 master's programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$68,952
middle 50%: $49,012 – $89,046
Median · 5 years out
$86,744
middle 50%: $64,319 – $111,135
Median · 10 years out
$101,902
middle 50%: $78,178 – $132,226
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Social Sciences (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
CUNY Hunter College social science master's graduates earn $69k in their first year. Median salaries reach $102k by year ten.
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
4.6 yrs
≈ $4,932 total interest
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$98,101 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Missouri State University
$95,724 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$90,847 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Dallas
$87,471 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Institute of Technology
$87,210 · 5 yrs out
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$86,622 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$86,191 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$85,978 · 5 yrs out
Clemson University
$85,788 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$84,991 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$84,874 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$84,347 · 5 yrs out
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