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Bachelor's-16% vs national median51 grads tracked

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at State University of New York at Plattsburgh

Ranked 227th of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$32,198
middle 50%: $23,944 – $43,384
Median · 5 years out
$47,460
middle 50%: $32,821 – $62,520
Median · 10 years out
$63,610
middle 50%: $43,588 – $82,048

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

Graduates of State University of New York at Plattsburgh's bachelor's program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $32,198 one year after graduating, rising to $63,610 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 16% below the national median of $56,401 for this field, ranking 227th of 264 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
8.8 yrs
≈ $10,653 total interest

Same major at other universities

Purdue University Northwest
$48,030 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$47,939 · 5 yrs out
Carleton College
$47,878 · 5 yrs out
Wright State University
$47,820 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine
$47,666 · 5 yrs out
Liberty University
$47,510 · 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
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$47,270 · 5 yrs out
Cleveland State University
$47,167 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University Moorhead
$47,119 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at State University of New York at Plattsburgh

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$93,860 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$78,033 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$76,644 · 5 yrs out
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor's)
$76,393 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$73,904 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's)
$73,872 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$73,728 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$72,341 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$72,341 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$71,797 · 5 yrs out

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