Bachelor's+4% vs national median4,518 grads tracked
Social Sciences at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Ranked 88th of 387 bachelor's programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,640
middle 50%: $29,283 – $56,119
Median · 5 years out
$62,416
middle 50%: $45,965 – $81,843
Median · 10 years out
$76,599
middle 50%: $54,132 – $106,160
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Social Sciences (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Social Science graduates earn a median of $42k in their first year. Ten-year median salaries reach $77k.
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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,920 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$62,888 · 5 yrs out
Salem State University
$62,883 · 5 yrs out
Hanover College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Geneseo
$62,667 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$62,557 · 5 yrs out
University of Hartford
$62,436 · 5 yrs out
Franklin College of Indiana
$62,278 · 5 yrs out
Converse University
$62,224 · 5 yrs out
Wofford College
$62,186 · 5 yrs out
Framingham State University
$61,837 · 5 yrs out
Bethel University
$61,446 · 5 yrs out
Fitchburg State University
$61,431 · 5 yrs out
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