Master's · New York, New York
Is Fine and Studio Arts at CUNY Hunter College worth it?
Medium confidence Medium confidence: 40–99 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $48,130
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $51,835
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $34,929
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $37k (likely $37k – $37k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$16k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in NY
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$374k (likely −$436k – −$315k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$533k (likely −$653k – −$411k)
- Today's dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
Other majors at CUNY Hunter College
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's)$142,731
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's)$131,961
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$116,361
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor's)$104,791
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (Post-baccalaureate certificate)$103,918
- Computer Science (Bachelor's)$102,321
- Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education (Graduate certificate)$99,597
- Accounting and Related Services (Master's)$98,103
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Graduate certificate)$95,837
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral)$93,750
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's)$91,520
- Urban Studies/Affairs (Master's)$89,866
Fine and Studio Arts at other schools in New York
- Sotheby's Institute of Art-NY$70,347
- Bard College$63,491
- New York University$61,359
- Pratt Institute-Main$54,345
- CUNY City College$53,469
- Syracuse University$52,797
- University at Albany$51,514
- The New School$51,394
- School of Visual Arts$46,609
- University at Buffalo$37,918