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Salaries by Major

Salaries by Major at CUNY Queens College

This page shows median first-year earnings for Queens College graduates by major, based on federal College Scorecard data. Six years after enrolling, former students who are working and no longer in school report average earnings of $35,000 per year; after ten years, average earnings are $50,800. See post-graduation earnings for full trends over time.

Below, majors are ranked by median first-year earnings.

The highest-paying undergraduate degree is Computer Science, with median first-year earnings of $51,100 , followed by Accounting and Related Services at $37,800 , and Finance and Financial Management Services at $37,600 .

Among graduate and professional degree programs, the highest-paying program is Educational Administration and Supervision (Graduate/Professional Certificate), with median first-year earnings of $95,500 , followed by Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degree) at $66,500 , and Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (Master's Degree) at $66,400 .

First-year earnings data come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and reflect IRS-reported income for CUNY Queens College graduates who received federal grants or loans. Some programs are omitted for privacy.

Median first-year earnings for CUNY Queens College graduates ranked by degree type and major
Major Earnings
Educational Administration and Supervision (Graduate/Professional Certificate) $95,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degree) $66,500
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (Master's Degree) $66,400
Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degree) $62,800
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degree) $59,400
Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) $55,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Graduate/Professional Certificate) $54,600
Library Science and Administration (Master's Degree) $52,100
Computer Science (Bachelor’s Degree) $51,100
Urban Studies/Affairs (Master's Degree) $46,600
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degree) $45,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Graduate/Professional Certificate) $41,400
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (Master's Degree) $40,900
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degree) $39,000
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,800
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,600
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,800
International Business (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,500
Urban Studies/Affairs (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,100
Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,400
History (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,200
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,900
Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,400
Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,100
Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,400
Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,300
Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,800
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,400
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,200
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,100
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,200
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,700
English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,500
Anthropology (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,700
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor’s Degree) $22,500
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $21,200
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $19,100
Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $17,200
Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $17,000

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Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=190664.

First-year earnings by major: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Last updated: August 2026