Bachelor's+13% vs national median243 grads tracked
Physical Sciences at CUNY Queens College
Ranked 35th of 321 bachelor's programs in Physical Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$42,532
middle 50%: $27,985 – $65,688
Median · 5 years out
$74,643
middle 50%: $43,948 – $98,269
Median · 10 years out
$89,325
middle 50%: $69,612 – $111,487
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Physical Sciences (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
CUNY Queens College Physical Sciences alumni earn $43k in year one. Five years post‑graduation, median income climbs to $75k, ranking 35th among peers.
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
6 yrs
≈ $7,111 total interest
Same major at other universities
Hampden Sydney College
$75,158 · 5 yrs out
Wheaton College
$74,959 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$74,912 · 5 yrs out
Saint John's University
$74,833 · 5 yrs out
Angelo State University
$74,828 · 5 yrs out
Worcester State University
$74,815 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$74,635 · 5 yrs out
McNeese State University
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Fairmont State University
$73,904 · 5 yrs out
Randolph - Macon College
$73,728 · 5 yrs out
Elmhurst University
$73,565 · 5 yrs out
Stephen F Austin State University
$73,402 · 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