Master's+19% vs national median505 grads tracked
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at CUNY Graduate School & University Center
Ranked 16th of 86 master's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,346
middle 50%: $26,825 – $70,012
Median · 5 years out
$71,871
middle 50%: $43,883 – $100,864
Median · 10 years out
$86,167
middle 50%: $56,029 – $110,378
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
Foreign Languages master's graduates earn a median of $39k in their first year. Ten-year salaries reach $86k for this specialized degree.
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
6.3 yrs
≈ $7,534 total interest
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George Mason University
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Southern Oregon University
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$79,495 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$78,881 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Commerce
$76,487 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Iowa
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$70,625 · 5 yrs out
Northern Illinois University
$69,644 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$69,612 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Illinois University
$69,400 · 5 yrs out
Georgia State University
$67,797 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
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