Doctoral (Research)+17% vs national median365 grads tracked
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at CUNY Graduate School & University Center
Ranked 3rd of 31 doctoral (research) programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$69,498
middle 50%: $47,187 – $93,372
Median · 5 years out
$88,240
middle 50%: $63,240 – $111,462
Median · 10 years out
$101,595
middle 50%: $73,728 – $119,554
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (doctoral (research)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Research doctorate alumni in Foreign Languages earn a median $69k in year one. Ten-year median earnings reach $102k.
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
4.5 yrs
≈ $4,874 total interest
Same major at other universities
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$90,837 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$88,474 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$82,614 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$80,101 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$78,634 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$78,110 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$77,410 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$76,689 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$75,908 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$75,655 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$75,634 · 5 yrs out
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