Bachelor's+3% vs national median737 grads tracked
Social Sciences, Other at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Ranked 8th of 22 bachelor's programs in Social Sciences, Other by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$44,602
middle 50%: $32,331 – $57,510
Median · 5 years out
$58,787
middle 50%: $45,159 – $77,239
Median · 10 years out
$70,870
middle 50%: $51,253 – $93,814
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Social Sciences, Other (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Social Sciences graduates at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice earn $45k initially. Median pay reaches $59k at five years and $71k at ten years.
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
6.9 yrs
≈ $7,892 total interest
Same major at other universities
Texas A&M University
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$64,978 · 5 yrs out
Northern Arizona University
$63,170 · 5 yrs out
Randolph - Macon College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$61,566 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$60,472 · 5 yrs out
Carleton College
$57,957 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Old Westbury
$57,279 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$57,090 · 5 yrs out
Portland State University
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$53,735 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Purchase
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
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