Bachelor's0% vs national median1,573 grads tracked
Non-Professional Legal Studies at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Ranked 10th of 15 bachelor's programs in Non-Professional Legal Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$44,415
middle 50%: $30,138 – $61,205
Median · 5 years out
$61,646
middle 50%: $43,246 – $82,934
Median · 10 years out
$79,493
middle 50%: $55,207 – $106,603
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Non-Professional Legal Studies (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Non-Professional Legal Studies graduates at CUNY John Jay earn a median $44,415 in year one. Earnings reach $79,493 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.
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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
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,688 total interest
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$76,701 · 5 yrs out
Penn State World Campus
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$72,299 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$67,307 · 5 yrs out
University of New Haven
$67,138 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$65,881 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$65,878 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$60,061 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Superior
$57,124 · 5 yrs out
University of the District of Columbia
$55,078 · 5 yrs out
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