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Master's+79% vs national median99 grads tracked

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at CUNY Brooklyn College

Ranked 2nd of 86 master's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$83,978
middle 50%: $52,212 – $106,123
Median · 5 years out
$108,220
middle 50%: $52,636 – $123,570
Median · 10 years out
$112,007
middle 50%: $75,444 – $130,533

Salary trajectory

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

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

Graduates of CUNY Brooklyn College's master's program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $83,978 one year after graduating, rising to $112,007 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 79% above the national median of $60,442 for this field, ranking 2nd of 86 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
3.8 yrs
≈ $3,957 total interest

Same major at other universities

CUNY Lehman College
$111,686 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$103,243 · 5 yrs out
Worcester State University
$94,170 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$91,050 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Hilo
$90,782 · 5 yrs out
Central Connecticut State University
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$85,137 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at CUNY Brooklyn College

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
Psychology (Master's)
$85,229 · 5 yrs out

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