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Bachelor's+43% vs national median1,834 grads tracked

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas at CUNY Queens College

Ranked 6th of 256 bachelor's programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$50,396
middle 50%: $33,129 – $72,866
Median · 5 years out
$79,998
middle 50%: $57,458 – $95,855
Median · 10 years out
$98,084
middle 50%: $67,789 – $124,386

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (bachelor's) graduates.

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

Graduates of CUNY Queens College's bachelor's program in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas earn a median $50,396 one year after graduating, rising to $98,084 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 43% above the national median of $55,879 for this field, ranking 6th of 256 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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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
5.5 yrs
≈ $6,275 total interest

Same major at other universities

New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York
$112,060 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$84,244 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$82,864 · 5 yrs out
Fitchburg State University
$82,210 · 5 yrs out
CUNY York College
$81,907 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$79,646 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$79,247 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$79,095 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$78,019 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Old Westbury
$75,410 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$75,030 · 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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