Bachelor's-17% vs national median603 grads tracked
Economics at CUNY Lehman College
Ranked 168th of 225 bachelor's programs in Economics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$50,720
middle 50%: $34,107 – $68,758
Median · 5 years out
$66,099
middle 50%: $47,046 – $88,080
Median · 10 years out
$80,325
middle 50%: $56,170 – $114,781
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Economics (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Graduates of CUNY Lehman College's bachelor's program in Economics earn a median $50,720 one year after graduating, rising to $80,325 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 17% below the national median of $79,200 for this field, ranking 168th of 225 reporting programs.
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
6.2 yrs
≈ $6,847 total interest
Same major at other universities
Eastern Illinois University
$66,891 · 5 yrs out
Missouri State University
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$66,690 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$66,552 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Kansas City
$66,514 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$66,251 · 5 yrs out
SUNY at Fredonia
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - River Falls
$65,743 · 5 yrs out
Northern Illinois University
$65,586 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University Southeast
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University Bozeman
$65,382 · 5 yrs out
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