Bachelor's+4% vs national median96 grads tracked
Music at CUNY Queens College
Ranked 78th of 250 bachelor's programs in Music by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,485
middle 50%: $22,038 – $46,845
Median · 5 years out
$51,576
middle 50%: $31,782 – $70,342
Median · 10 years out
$54,051
middle 50%: $37,592 – $77,273
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Music (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Graduates of CUNY Queens College's bachelor's program in Music earn a median $33,485 one year after graduating, rising to $54,051 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 4% above the national median of $49,659 for this field, ranking 78th of 250 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
8.6 yrs
≈ $10,085 total interest
Same major at other universities
Old Dominion University
$52,354 · 5 yrs out
University of Iowa
$52,246 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
$52,185 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$51,714 · 5 yrs out
Ball State University
$51,647 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Oregon University
$51,576 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$51,324 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Monroe
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Norfolk State University
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at CUNY Queens College
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$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