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Bachelor's+8% vs national median51 grads tracked

Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at CUNY Hunter College

Ranked 16th of 53 bachelor's programs in Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$37,867
middle 50%: $28,007 – $51,929
Median · 5 years out
$59,848
middle 50%: $43,892 – $89,353
Median · 10 years out
n/a
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Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Germanic 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 Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $37,867 one year after graduating, rising to $59,848 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 8% above the national median of $55,181 for this field, ranking 16th of 53 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
7.4 yrs
≈ $8,589 total interest

Same major at other universities

Pennsylvania State University (The)
$63,134 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Northern Illinois University
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$62,075 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$61,545 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas
$60,738 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$59,135 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$58,227 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$56,524 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$56,406 · 5 yrs out
Georgia State University
$55,464 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at CUNY Hunter College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$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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