Master's+46% vs national median10,526 grads tracked
Education at CUNY Queens College
Ranked 6th of 335 master's programs in Education by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$84,562
middle 50%: $60,985 – $96,812
Median · 5 years out
$101,982
middle 50%: $80,997 – $117,404
Median · 10 years out
$117,563
middle 50%: $97,319 – $134,102
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 Queens College Education master's graduates earn a $85k median salary in year one. Ten-year median earnings reach $118k.
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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
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
≈ $3,996 total interest
Same major at other universities
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
$123,923 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Graduate School & University Center
$107,824 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$104,001 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$102,363 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$102,353 · 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
Western Connecticut State University
$91,690 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$91,424 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at CUNY Queens College
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$106,654 · 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
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$85,005 · 5 yrs out
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