Associate-8% vs national median196 grads tracked
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
Ranked 30th of 41 associate programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,264
middle 50%: $28,407 – $43,255
Median · 5 years out
$40,093
middle 50%: $32,577 – $52,371
Median · 10 years out
$46,055
middle 50%: $36,560 – $64,897
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Foreign Languages graduates from Cincinnati State Technical & Community College earn a median $34k in their first year. Median earnings reach $46k after ten years.
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
10.4 yrs
≈ $12,032 total interest
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$38,967 · 5 yrs out
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$38,015 · 5 yrs out
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$37,763 · 5 yrs out
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$103,197 · 5 yrs out
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$84,631 · 5 yrs out
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$76,734 · 5 yrs out
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$76,680 · 5 yrs out
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$75,070 · 5 yrs out
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$74,364 · 5 yrs out
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$73,650 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
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$72,224 · 5 yrs out
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$71,690 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$71,487 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$70,474 · 5 yrs out
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