Bachelor's-24% vs national median101 grads tracked
Chemistry at CUNY Queens College
Ranked 291st of 293 bachelor's programs in Chemistry by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,655
middle 50%: $27,441 – $56,524
Median · 5 years out
$50,311
middle 50%: $36,707 – $91,084
Median · 10 years out
$86,086
middle 50%: $68,098 – $118,204
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Chemistry (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Graduates of CUNY Queens College's bachelor's program in Chemistry earn a median $39,655 one year after graduating, rising to $86,086 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 24% below the national median of $65,938 for this field, ranking 291st of 293 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
7.7 yrs
≈ $9,084 total interest
Same major at other universities
Savannah State University
$51,994 · 5 yrs out
Fort Lewis College
$51,929 · 5 yrs out
Winston-Salem State University
$51,694 · 5 yrs out
University of Lynchburg
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Fayetteville State University
$50,539 · 5 yrs out
South Carolina State University
$50,441 · 5 yrs out
Elizabeth City State University
$47,939 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at CUNY Queens College
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$106,654 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$101,982 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$98,849 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$98,446 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$98,446 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$96,689 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature/Letters (Master's)
$91,851 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$91,355 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$86,622 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$86,367 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$85,137 · 5 yrs out