Bachelor's+5% vs national median156 grads tracked
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services at CUNY Queens College
Ranked 25th of 90 bachelor's programs in Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,626
middle 50%: $24,450 – $48,698
Median · 5 years out
$56,282
middle 50%: $39,496 – $78,398
Median · 10 years out
$78,655
middle 50%: $53,696 – $108,952
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Linguistic and Language Studies graduates earn $36k in their first year. Ten-year median earnings reach $79k.
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
7.5 yrs
≈ $9,056 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Connecticut
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
Northern Arizona University
$57,537 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas
$57,346 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$57,208 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$57,075 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University
$56,595 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Illinois University
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Berks
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$54,919 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$54,757 · 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
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$85,137 · 5 yrs out
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