Bachelor's+14% vs national median358 grads tracked
Anthropology at CUNY Queens College
Ranked 13th of 143 bachelor's programs in Anthropology by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,002
middle 50%: $24,151 – $53,626
Median · 5 years out
$54,365
middle 50%: $38,582 – $78,170
Median · 10 years out
$74,872
middle 50%: $46,497 – $105,691
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 Queens College alumni in Anthropology earn $35k in year 1. Median earnings rise to $75k by year 10.
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
7.8 yrs
≈ $9,339 total interest
Same major at other universities
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
City College of New York - CUNY
$54,267 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$53,720 · 5 yrs out
Wheaton College
$53,485 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$53,264 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$53,145 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University, Mankato
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
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$106,654 · 5 yrs out
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$101,982 · 5 yrs out
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Social Sciences (Master's)
$86,622 · 5 yrs out
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$86,367 · 5 yrs out
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$85,137 · 5 yrs out