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Bachelor's+27% vs national median93 grads tracked

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at CUNY Hunter College

Ranked 1st of 37 bachelor's programs in Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$40,588
middle 50%: $25,986 – $57,619
Median · 5 years out
$63,970
middle 50%: $41,544 – $86,929
Median · 10 years out
$65,353
middle 50%: $51,223 – $106,080

Salary trajectory

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

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

Graduates of CUNY Hunter College's bachelor's program in Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $40,588 one year after graduating, rising to $65,353 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 27% above the national median of $50,227 for this field, ranking 1st of 37 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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,950 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Oregon
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$61,198 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$60,144 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$58,934 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$58,858 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at CUNY Hunter College

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$119,206 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$111,026 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$107,101 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$103,243 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$99,747 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$99,499 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$99,499 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$98,392 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$95,890 · 5 yrs out
Statistics (Bachelor's)
$93,187 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$91,424 · 5 yrs out
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor's)
$89,536 · 5 yrs out

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