CUNY Hunter College

New York, New York · Public

Of 47 assessed programs, 45 leave graduates out-earning a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 93 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$1,029
$30k to $48k	$1,935
$48k to $75k	$6,003
$75k to $110k	$8,810
$110k and up	$12,259
All families (average)	$2,984

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

47 of 140 programs could be assessed 34% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical New York high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$59,149	+$23,403	clears the bar	$11,386	0.5 yrs	673
Social Work	Master's Degree	$76,071	+$40,325	clears the bar	$41,000	1.0 yrs	601
Human Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$83,420	+$47,674	clears the bar	$11,250	0.2 yrs	442
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$102,321	+$66,575	clears the bar	$9,553	0.1 yrs	276
Special Education	Master's Degree	$88,978	+$53,232	clears the bar	$30,530	0.6 yrs	226
English	Bachelor's Degree	$55,759	+$20,013	clears the bar	$13,533	0.7 yrs	194
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$59,204	+$23,458	clears the bar	$12,500	0.5 yrs	191
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,965	+$22,219	clears the bar	$10,245	0.5 yrs	188
Nursing	Master's Degree	$142,731	+$106,985	clears the bar	$20,500	0.2 yrs	174
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$116,361	+$80,615	clears the bar	$12,500	0.2 yrs	172
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$55,182	+$19,436	clears the bar	$10,875	0.6 yrs	164
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$77,067	+$41,321	clears the bar	$25,523	0.6 yrs	146
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$69,920	+$34,174	clears the bar	$10,101	0.3 yrs	144
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$79,416	+$43,670	clears the bar	$24,573	0.6 yrs	143
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$54,699	+$18,953	clears the bar	$9,000	0.5 yrs	130
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$62,040	+$26,294	clears the bar	$13,391	0.5 yrs	113
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$56,160	+$20,414	clears the bar	$10,300	0.5 yrs	90
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$75,803	+$40,057	clears the bar	$12,969	0.3 yrs	85
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$131,961	+$96,215	clears the bar	$23,186	0.2 yrs	83
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$73,857	+$38,111	clears the bar	$13,920	0.4 yrs	73
Biological and Physical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$63,406	+$27,660	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	65
Urban Studies/Affairs	Master's Degree	$89,866	+$54,120	clears the bar	$28,918	0.5 yrs	63
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	$48,258	+$12,512	clears the bar	$55,875	4.5 yrs	61
History	Bachelor's Degree	$58,253	+$22,507	clears the bar	$13,000	0.6 yrs	55
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$46,545	+$10,799	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$80,308	+$44,562	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$70,273	+$34,527	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$71,978	+$36,232	clears the bar	$41,000	1.1 yrs	43
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$51,569	+$15,823	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$81,233	+$45,487	clears the bar	$37,190	0.8 yrs	37
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$72,919	+$37,173	clears the bar	$15,504	0.4 yrs	37
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$53,509	+$17,763	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,787	+$16,041	clears the bar	$8,772	0.5 yrs	35
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$104,791	+$69,045	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	$84,459	+$48,713	clears the bar	$25,625	0.5 yrs	29
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$25,059 1-year earnings	-$10,687	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$63,884	+$28,138	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$30,534 1-year earnings	-$5,212	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$39,600	+$3,854	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Bachelor's Degree	$59,864	+$24,118	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$91,520	+$55,774	clears the bar	$41,000	0.7 yrs	21
Medical Laboratory Science	Master's Degree	$98,307 1-year earnings	+$62,561	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$49,583	+$13,837	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Accounting	Master's Degree	$98,103	+$62,357	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Master's Degree	$75,480	+$39,734	clears the bar	$33,795	0.9 yrs	7
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$69,161	+$33,415	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$93,750	+$58,004	clears the bar	$54,600	0.9 yrs	insufficient data
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Urban Studies/Affairs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Medical Laboratory Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Theatre	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Public Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Literature	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Community Organization and Advocacy	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Fine Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Research Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Dance	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Psychology, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Archeology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Geography and Cartography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Museology/Museum Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Area Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Development and Family Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biotechnology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Social Work	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Health	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Health	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Graphic Communications	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by subject)	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Applied Mathematics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Data Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Physical Sciences, General	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Medical Laboratory Science	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($35,746/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.