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title: CUNY Hunter College — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: New York, NY
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# CUNY Hunter College

New York, NY · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $63,163 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $34,332 – $92,425 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $8,812 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $6,883 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 57% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $13,905 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 74% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.14× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $35,163 | derived |

**57% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $8,812 (≈ 14% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $13,207 to $124,793 across 43 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $124,793 | $20,500 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $108,969 | $23,186 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | $93,588 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $91,886 | $12,500 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $80,800 | not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Doctoral Degree | $78,135 | $54,600 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $69,314 | $30,530 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | Master's Degree | $68,927 | $25,625 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $67,083 | $24,573 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $63,965 | $41,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $62,406 | $25,523 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs. | Master's Degree | $59,828 | $28,918 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,118 | not reported |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,652 | $9,553 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $53,970 | $41,000 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $53,365 | $37,190 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,494 | $15,504 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Master's Degree | $49,277 | not reported |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Master's Degree | $48,267 | $41,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,643 | $12,969 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,324 | not reported |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,111 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,426 | $13,920 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,329 | $10,101 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,408 | $10,245 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,670 | $13,391 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Master's Degree | $32,788 | $55,875 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,241 | $10,875 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,328 | not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,382 | $13,533 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,662 | $8,772 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,569 | not reported |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,951 | $11,386 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,183 | not reported |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,993 | not reported |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,772 | not reported |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,658 | $9,000 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,166 | not reported |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,141 | $13,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,629 | $10,300 |
| Human Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,433 | $11,250 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,235 | $12,500 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $13,207 | $33,795 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore CUNY Hunter College by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?190594

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