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Master's+41% vs national median143 grads tracked

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at CUNY Queens College

Ranked 8th of 86 master's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$84,460
middle 50%: $38,050 – $110,334
Median · 5 years out
$85,137
middle 50%: $53,040 – $118,499
Median · 10 years out
$104,398
middle 50%: $65,986 – $132,161

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 Queens College's master's program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $84,460 one year after graduating, rising to $104,398 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 41% above the national median of $60,442 for this field, ranking 8th 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
4.1 yrs
≈ $4,194 total interest

Same major at other universities

CUNY Brooklyn College
$108,220 · 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
Southern Connecticut State University
$84,025 · 5 yrs out
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

Other majors at CUNY Queens College

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$106,654 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$101,982 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$98,849 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$98,446 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$98,446 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$96,689 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature/Letters (Master's)
$91,851 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$91,355 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$86,622 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$86,367 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$85,005 · 5 yrs out

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