Bachelor's+11% vs national median100 grads tracked
Philosophy at CUNY Queens College
Ranked 28th of 163 bachelor's programs in Philosophy by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,047
middle 50%: $28,561 – $58,574
Median · 5 years out
$62,393
middle 50%: $39,827 – $79,157
Median · 10 years out
$79,032
middle 50%: $47,119 – $111,872
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Philosophy (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Graduates of CUNY Queens College's bachelor's program in Philosophy earn a median $43,047 one year after graduating, rising to $79,032 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 11% above the national median of $56,148 for this field, ranking 28th of 163 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.
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Paid off in
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,774 total interest
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$63,451 · 5 yrs out
Utah Valley University
$63,346 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York College at Potsdam
$63,270 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$63,044 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$63,044 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$62,520 · 5 yrs out
Saint Olaf College
$61,926 · 5 yrs out
Clemson University
$61,545 · 5 yrs out
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
$60,696 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Concordia College - Moorhead
$60,342 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$60,144 · 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