Bachelor's+5% vs national median297 grads tracked
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at City College of New York - CUNY
Ranked 42nd of 222 bachelor's programs in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$45,346
middle 50%: $28,555 – $61,332
Median · 5 years out
$61,332
middle 50%: $43,047 – $83,018
Median · 10 years out
$77,273
middle 50%: $53,949 – $112,340
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Graduates in Romance Languages earn a median of $45,346 in year one. Salaries reach $61,332 by year five and $77,273 by year ten.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,622 total interest
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$61,703 · 5 yrs out
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$61,703 · 5 yrs out
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$61,431 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
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$61,226 · 5 yrs out
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$61,226 · 5 yrs out
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$61,078 · 5 yrs out
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