Bachelor's+21% vs national median546 grads tracked
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at State University of New York at Stony Brook
Ranked 6th of 222 bachelor's programs in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,759
middle 50%: $27,465 – $56,957
Median · 5 years out
$70,595
middle 50%: $49,223 – $89,821
Median · 10 years out
$93,472
middle 50%: $68,397 – $117,652
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
Stony Brook graduates in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $41k starting salary. Ten-year median earnings reach $93k.
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
6.3 yrs
≈ $7,468 total interest
Same major at other universities
Quinnipiac University
$72,966 · 5 yrs out
University of Richmond
$72,258 · 5 yrs out
Washington and Lee University
$71,942 · 5 yrs out
Sacred Heart University
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Scholastica
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$69,819 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$68,919 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$67,829 · 5 yrs out
Weber State University
$67,465 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut College
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
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$221,420 · 5 yrs out
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$173,336 · 5 yrs out
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$169,215 · 5 yrs out
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$137,075 · 5 yrs out
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$127,509 · 5 yrs out
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$123,452 · 5 yrs out
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$119,011 · 5 yrs out
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$117,513 · 5 yrs out
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$116,801 · 5 yrs out
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Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$112,291 · 5 yrs out
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