Bachelor's-9% vs national median2,413 grads tracked
Economics at CUNY Queens College
Ranked 121st of 225 bachelor's programs in Economics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$46,808
middle 50%: $31,793 – $64,839
Median · 5 years out
$72,000
middle 50%: $50,365 – $97,745
Median · 10 years out
$96,290
middle 50%: $63,922 – $136,580
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Economics (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Economics majors at CUNY Queens College see median first-year salaries of $47k. Earnings climb to $96k by the tenth year of employment.
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
5.9 yrs
≈ $6,876 total interest
Same major at other universities
Clark Atlanta University
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
University of Lynchburg
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Randolph - Macon College
$72,505 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas
$72,451 · 5 yrs out
University of Akron (The)
$72,341 · 5 yrs out
Randolph College
$72,156 · 5 yrs out
Westfield State University
$71,899 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$71,768 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$71,687 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University, Mankato
$71,590 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Buffalo
$71,539 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina State University
$71,441 · 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