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Bachelor's0% vs national median66 grads tracked

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other at SUNY College at Purchase

Ranked 6th of 10 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,372
middle 50%: $23,771 – $44,521
Median · 5 years out
$50,050
middle 50%: $33,372 – $65,062
Median · 10 years out
$90,933
middle 50%: $54,051 – $116,180

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of SUNY College at Purchase's bachelor's program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other earn a median $33,372 one year after graduating, rising to $90,933 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 0% above the national median of $50,050 for this field, ranking 6th of 10 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
7.9 yrs
≈ $9,843 total interest

Same major at other universities

Clemson University
$68,600 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$60,738 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
Southern Oregon University
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$49,520 · 5 yrs out
Augusta University
$49,131 · 5 yrs out
University of West Georgia
$49,035 · 5 yrs out
Indiana State University
$36,980 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at SUNY College at Purchase

Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$96,310 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$96,310 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor's)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$68,560 · 5 yrs out
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's)
$66,986 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$64,270 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$62,968 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$62,349 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$58,734 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources and Conservation (Bachelor's)
$57,619 · 5 yrs out

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