Bachelor's+34% vs national median438 grads tracked
Anthropology at CUNY Lehman College
Ranked 1st of 143 bachelor's programs in Anthropology by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,335
middle 50%: $27,436 – $57,006
Median · 5 years out
$64,297
middle 50%: $43,820 – $96,791
Median · 10 years out
$88,005
middle 50%: $58,445 – $120,608
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Anthropology (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
CUNY Lehman College anthropology graduates see median first-year earnings of $41k. Salaries climb to $64k by year five and $88k 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
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,797 total interest
Same major at other universities
Binghamton University
$60,387 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Clear Lake
$59,452 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut College
$58,659 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$58,016 · 5 yrs out
Sweet Briar College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$55,879 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$55,615 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$55,228 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$55,166 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$55,154 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$54,365 · 5 yrs out
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