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Bachelor's+4% vs national median1,390 grads tracked

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs at CUNY Queens College

Ranked 70th of 355 bachelor's programs in Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$38,788
middle 50%: $27,870 – $52,185
Median · 5 years out
$61,202
middle 50%: $42,826 – $80,939
Median · 10 years out
$79,340
middle 50%: $56,346 – $112,085

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of CUNY Queens College's bachelor's program in Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs earn a median $38,788 one year after graduating, rising to $79,340 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 4% above the national median of $59,040 for this field, ranking 70th of 355 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 yrs
≈ $8,293 total interest

Same major at other universities

State University of New York at Farmingdale
$61,618 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Buffalo
$61,394 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Cortland
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Augsburg University
$61,255 · 5 yrs out
Christopher Newport University
$61,241 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Berks
$61,218 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Victoria
$61,003 · 5 yrs out
Randolph - Macon College
$60,622 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oneonta
$60,586 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Geneseo
$60,582 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$60,434 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$60,433 · 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

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