Bachelor's+4% vs national median251 grads tracked
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at State University of New York at New Paltz
Ranked 66th of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,055
middle 50%: $22,993 – $46,207
Median · 5 years out
$58,778
middle 50%: $40,180 – $77,631
Median · 10 years out
$79,614
middle 50%: $59,529 – $100,888
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Foreign Languages and Linguistics graduates start with a $32k median salary. Earnings reach $80k after ten years.
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
≈ $9,241 total interest
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$59,590 · 5 yrs out
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$59,498 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$59,364 · 5 yrs out
Southern Connecticut State University
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
Dominican University
$58,974 · 5 yrs out
Salem State University
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$58,497 · 5 yrs out
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$58,497 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$58,406 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Illinois State University
$58,261 · 5 yrs out
Worcester State University
$58,150 · 5 yrs out
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