Fine and Studio Arts at CUNY Queens College

Queens, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 52 graduates a year

$24,910
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$37,764
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$41,367
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#302 of 423
Rank by pay
#349 of 423
Rank, wage-adjusted
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Median federal debt

CUNY Queens College graduates in fine and studio arts earn 9% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How CUNY Queens College Compares for Fine and Studio Arts

All 423 colleges reporting fine and studio arts earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$72,428$65,905#2$50,161
2Dartmouth College Hanover, NH$68,523$63,117#3$30,246
3University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$66,846$70,481#1$31,367
4Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY$63,418$60,361#4$19,790
5Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT$61,998$55,818#14—
6Connecticut College New London, CT$61,321$55,208#15$36,564
7Brown University Providence, RI$60,985$60,064#5$23,180
8Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ$60,757$53,325#24$44,529
9Fordham University Bronx, NY$60,515$57,598#11$35,929
10Binghamton University Vestal, NY$60,299$57,392#12$25,751
…
299Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX$38,042$38,678#294$25,362
300Vermont State University Randolph, VT$37,925$38,952#289$30,233
301Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA$37,922$38,567#298—
302CUNY Queens College Queens, NY$37,764$35,944#349$24,910
303Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN$37,730$41,216#227$19,231
304Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN$37,718$40,464#245$27,775
305Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City, MO$37,718$40,442#246$22,906

Other Majors at CUNY Queens College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$112,903$63,632#102 of 349
Finance and Financial Management Services$94,526$45,168#86 of 452
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$79,175$48,923#1 of 5
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$78,281$23,108#3 of 215
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$76,925$58,894#4 of 345
Urban Studies/Affairs$74,979$42,995#4 of 30
Mathematics$74,659$31,747#118 of 309
Accounting and Related Services$69,956$45,158#486 of 796
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$67,221$37,414#8 of 680
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$65,863$27,677#32 of 265
Political Science and Government$65,213$34,863#199 of 565
Economics$65,049$39,377#322 of 368
Biology$64,303$31,777#211 of 841
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$64,185$37,654#44 of 225
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$62,602$16,236#89 of 610
Communication and Media Studies$61,501$31,918#134 of 660
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$59,655$36,903#18 of 70
Psychology$57,210$30,184#162 of 1027
Sociology$56,550$31,975#138 of 462
History$52,406$27,769#201 of 459
English Language and Literature$50,194$28,290#250 of 576
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences$49,054$32,457#18 of 49
Design and Applied Arts$44,835$19,349#232 of 299
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$31,239$11,604#237 of 255
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services—$24,900—
Anthropology—$22,917—
Area Studies—$16,733—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do CUNY Queens College fine and studio arts graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $24,910 one year after graduating and $37,764 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does CUNY Queens College rank for fine and studio arts?

Among 423 colleges reporting earnings for fine and studio arts graduates, CUNY Queens College ranks #302 by median pay four years after graduation, and #349 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is fine and studio arts at CUNY Queens College worth it?

Its graduates earn 9% less than the national median for fine and studio arts ($41,367).

← All data for CUNY Queens College · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.