Bachelor's-16% vs national median159 grads tracked
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
Ranked 231st of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,604
middle 50%: $24,947 – $44,864
Median · 5 years out
$47,270
middle 50%: $31,637 – $64,085
Median · 10 years out
$63,723
middle 50%: $52,435 – $82,479
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 language bachelor's graduates earn a median of $36k in year one. Salaries reach $47k at five years and $64k by 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.
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
8.6 yrs
≈ $10,181 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Maine
$47,666 · 5 yrs out
Liberty University
$47,510 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
$47,460 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina Upstate
$47,392 · 5 yrs out
Western Connecticut State University
$47,315 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$47,274 · 5 yrs out
Cleveland State University
$47,167 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University Moorhead
$47,119 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Indiana
$47,059 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama in Huntsville
$46,967 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University Southeast
$46,878 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Oklahoma
$46,803 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$93,359 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$92,698 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$92,467 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$90,582 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$86,191 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$82,929 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$82,004 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$74,353 · 5 yrs out
Insurance (Bachelor's)
$74,015 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (Bachelor's)
$72,242 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$71,899 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$71,649 · 5 yrs out
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