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Bachelor's-22% vs national median49 grads tracked

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at SUNY Buffalo State University

Ranked 251st of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,660
middle 50%: $21,498 – $41,357
Median · 5 years out
$44,206
middle 50%: $28,338 – $69,154
Median · 10 years out
$100,633
middle 50%: $49,171 – $141,822

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 SUNY Buffalo State University's bachelor's program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $31,660 one year after graduating, rising to $100,633 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 22% below the national median of $56,401 for this field, ranking 251st 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
8.2 yrs
≈ $10,601 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Hawaii at Hilo
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Central University
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Carolina University
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Maine
$45,075 · 5 yrs out
Missouri State University
$44,810 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Louisiana University
$44,711 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Wesleyan University
$43,784 · 5 yrs out
Fayetteville State University
$43,722 · 5 yrs out
University of Montana (The)
$43,573 · 5 yrs out
Fort Lewis College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Bridgewater State University
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Chicago State University
$42,776 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at SUNY Buffalo State University

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$85,725 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$84,962 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$84,962 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$76,770 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$70,651 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$70,651 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$64,503 · 5 yrs out

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