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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

Graduates of Cincinnati State Technical & Community College's associate program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $34,264 one year after graduating, rising to $46,055 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 8% below the national median of $43,609 for this field, ranking 30th of 41 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
10.4 yrs
≈ $12,032 total interest

Same major at other universities

Waubonsee Community College
$41,424 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$40,883 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City
$40,820 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$40,627 · 5 yrs out
Howard County Junior College District
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Delgado Community College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Technical College
$39,517 · 5 yrs out
Cuyahoga Community College
$38,967 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$38,967 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$38,886 · 5 yrs out
Vincennes University
$38,015 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Western Community College
$37,763 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Cincinnati State Technical & Community College

Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$103,197 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$84,631 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$76,734 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$76,680 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$75,070 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$74,364 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Associate)
$73,650 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,224 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$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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