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Bachelor's+4% vs national median207 grads tracked

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at CUNY Brooklyn College

Ranked 68th of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$45,039
middle 50%: $30,363 – $66,352
Median · 5 years out
$58,497
middle 50%: $38,724 – $83,054
Median · 10 years out
$75,080
middle 50%: $44,302 – $116,577

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of CUNY Brooklyn College's bachelor's program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $45,039 one year after graduating, rising to $75,080 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 4% above the national median of $56,401 for this field, ranking 68th of 264 reporting programs.

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
6.9 yrs
≈ $7,855 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Georgia
$59,364 · 5 yrs out
Southern Connecticut State University
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
Dominican University
$58,974 · 5 yrs out
Salem State University
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$58,778 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$58,497 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$58,406 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Illinois State University
$58,261 · 5 yrs out
Worcester State University
$58,150 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas
$58,089 · 5 yrs out
Winona State University
$58,047 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at CUNY Brooklyn College

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$108,220 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$108,116 · 5 yrs out
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology (Master's)
$104,245 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$104,001 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$102,614 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$100,222 · 5 yrs out
Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$99,994 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$94,983 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$93,682 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$88,532 · 5 yrs out
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (Master's)
$85,965 · 5 yrs out
Computer Software and Media Applications (Bachelor's)
$85,664 · 5 yrs out

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