Bachelor's+13% vs national median160 grads tracked
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at SUNY Cortland
Ranked 27th of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,057
middle 50%: $22,038 – $46,967
Median · 5 years out
$63,522
middle 50%: $48,761 – $83,805
Median · 10 years out
$68,802
middle 50%: $55,778 – $87,561
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 Languages and Linguistics graduates from SUNY Cortland see $34k in median first-year earnings. Salaries rise to $69k by year 10.
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
7.2 yrs
≈ $8,663 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Houston - Downtown
$64,318 · 5 yrs out
Elmhurst University
$64,249 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$64,005 · 5 yrs out
Binghamton University
$63,900 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$63,770 · 5 yrs out
Midwestern State University
$63,548 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Arlington
$63,262 · 5 yrs out
James Madison University
$63,182 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$63,110 · 5 yrs out
Clemson University
$62,920 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at SUNY Cortland
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$69,943 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$69,943 · 5 yrs out
Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor's)
$69,527 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$67,536 · 5 yrs out
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Bachelor's)
$66,839 · 5 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's)
$66,741 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$66,619 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$66,619 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$66,110 · 5 yrs out
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (Bachelor's)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$65,697 · 5 yrs out
Criminology (Bachelor's)
$65,514 · 5 yrs out
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