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Bachelor's+22% vs national median421 grads tracked

Fine and Studio Arts at CUNY Queens College

Ranked 12th of 309 bachelor's programs in Fine and Studio Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$35,956
middle 50%: $24,778 – $51,187
Median · 5 years out
$57,983
middle 50%: $37,808 – $78,481
Median · 10 years out
$69,841
middle 50%: $50,338 – $101,049

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Fine and Studio Arts (bachelor's) graduates.

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

Graduates of CUNY Queens College's bachelor's program in Fine and Studio Arts earn a median $35,956 one year after graduating, rising to $69,841 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 22% above the national median of $47,424 for this field, ranking 12th of 309 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
7.5 yrs
≈ $8,918 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Richmond
$60,177 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut College
$60,076 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Providence College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$59,820 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$59,458 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$57,156 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Clear Lake
$57,056 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$56,983 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$56,312 · 5 yrs out
DePaul University
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Empire State University
$55,384 · 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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