Bachelor's-4% vs national median211 grads tracked
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at CUNY York College
Ranked 99th of 222 bachelor's programs in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$49,226
middle 50%: $36,422 – $60,515
Median · 5 years out
$56,106
middle 50%: $46,587 – $75,548
Median · 10 years out
$62,132
middle 50%: $52,411 – $104,222
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Starting median salaries for this bachelor's degree are $49k. Earnings increase to $56k at year five and $62k at year ten.
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.
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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 yrs
≈ $7,637 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
$56,666 · 5 yrs out
Sam Houston State University
$56,654 · 5 yrs out
DePaul University
$56,620 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York College at Potsdam
$56,406 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at San Antonio
$56,386 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$56,354 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina State University
$55,982 · 5 yrs out
West Texas A&M University
$55,849 · 5 yrs out
Georgia State University
$55,811 · 5 yrs out
Texas Southmost College
$55,713 · 5 yrs out
Sweet Briar College
$55,573 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Buffalo
$55,525 · 5 yrs out
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$155,890 · 5 yrs out
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$124,732 · 5 yrs out
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$101,595 · 5 yrs out
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$98,937 · 5 yrs out
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$96,791 · 5 yrs out
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$90,030 · 5 yrs out
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$89,244 · 5 yrs out
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$81,907 · 5 yrs out
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$80,729 · 5 yrs out
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$77,755 · 5 yrs out
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$73,832 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$72,218 · 5 yrs out
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