Master's+47% vs national median7,412 grads tracked
Education at CUNY Lehman College
Ranked 4th of 335 master's programs in Education by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$86,207
middle 50%: $65,098 – $100,314
Median · 5 years out
$102,363
middle 50%: $77,452 – $120,813
Median · 10 years out
$117,201
middle 50%: $90,154 – $137,825
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Education (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
CUNY Lehman College Education master's graduates earn a median $86k in their first year. Salaries climb to a median of $117k after 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
3.8 yrs
≈ $3,928 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$123,923 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Graduate School & University Center
$107,824 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$104,001 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$102,353 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$101,982 · 5 yrs out
Worcester State University
$99,038 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$98,643 · 5 yrs out
Chicago State University
$98,381 · 5 yrs out
Fitchburg State University
$92,988 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at CUNY Lehman College
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$120,368 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$118,745 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$113,650 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$111,686 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature/Letters (Master's)
$105,332 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$91,385 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$90,454 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$88,262 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$86,849 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$84,604 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Master's)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
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