East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at CUNY Hunter College

New York, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 24 graduates a year

$26,571
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$53,509
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$51,642
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#9 of 24
Rank by pay
#10 of 24
Rank, wage-adjusted
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Median federal debt

CUNY Hunter College graduates in east asian languages, literatures, and linguistics earn 4% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How CUNY Hunter College Compares for East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

All 24 colleges reporting east asian languages, literatures, and linguistics earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI$77,224$76,058#1—
2University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$64,421$58,619#2—
3San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA$61,603$56,055#4$19,861
4University of California-Davis Davis, CA$60,939$55,450#5$28,997
5University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD$58,063$50,957#9$33,070
6North Central College Naperville, IL$57,424$56,419#3$29,594
7University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$55,898$50,864#11$23,980
8University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA$53,792$49,477#13—
9CUNY Hunter College New York, NY$53,509$50,929#10$26,571
10University of Oregon Eugene, OR$53,064$53,377#8$27,331
11Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$52,496$55,351#6$27,856
12Rowan University Glassboro, NJ$52,195$45,811#20$31,513

Other Majors at CUNY Hunter College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$116,361$103,692#38 of 966
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$104,791$86,173#6 of 93
Computer Science$102,321$76,747#152 of 349
Human Biology$83,420$31,891#1 of 9
Mathematics$80,308$48,918#84 of 309
Accounting and Related Services$75,803$54,617#336 of 796
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$73,857$36,410#2 of 680
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$72,919$49,245#8 of 345
Social Work$70,273$42,227#2 of 420
Economics$69,920$34,580#275 of 368
Public Health$63,884$47,444#55 of 215
Biological and Physical Sciences$63,406$36,362#16 of 33
Political Science and Government$62,040$35,154#281 of 565
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$59,864—#12 of 50
Biology$59,204$30,257#368 of 841
Psychology$59,149$31,706#113 of 1027
History$58,253$28,790#77 of 459
Sociology$57,965$30,246#109 of 462
Fine and Studio Arts$56,160$22,788#15 of 423
English Language and Literature$55,759$27,958#116 of 576
Communication and Media Studies$55,182$29,054#300 of 660
Chemistry$54,699$29,340#190 of 209
Anthropology$51,787$26,680#54 of 188
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$51,569$34,007#50 of 103
Philosophy$49,583$10,363#65 of 86
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$46,545$24,869#62 of 144
Music$39,600$33,384#195 of 268
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics—$30,534—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft—$25,059—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do CUNY Hunter College east asian languages, literatures, and linguistics graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $26,571 one year after graduating and $53,509 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does CUNY Hunter College rank for east asian languages, literatures, and linguistics?

Among 24 colleges reporting earnings for east asian languages, literatures, and linguistics graduates, CUNY Hunter College ranks #9 by median pay four years after graduation, and #10 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is east asian languages, literatures, and linguistics at CUNY Hunter College worth it?

Its graduates earn 4% more than the national median for east asian languages, literatures, and linguistics ($51,642).

← All data for CUNY Hunter College · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.