How much debt do Montclair State Romance languages graduates have?

The median federal loan balance is $25,250, which ranks 3rd lowest of 6 Romance languages bachelor's programs in New Jersey. That works out to about $268 a month over 10 years.

Is a Romance languages degree from Montclair State worth it?

On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 53% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 62%.

Montclair State Romance Languages (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt

Q: Do Montclair State Romance languages graduates stay in New Jersey?

Most do. 89% (24 of 27) were working in New Jersey one year after graduating.

Bachelor's in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Public university
Montclair, NJ
About 18 graduates a year

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

Montclair State Romance languages graduates earn more than graduates of most Romance languages programs nationally, $47,487 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $25,250 in federal loans, close to the national median of $22,067. It is one of the higher-paying Romance languages degrees in New Jersey.

First-year earnings$47,48794th percentile of 189 programs nationally

Median federal debt$25,2503rd lowest of 6 New Jersey programs

Debt-to-earnings53%New Jersey median 71%, national 62%

How it compares

Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The New Jersey and national columns are the medians across all Romance languages bachelor's programs that report the figure.

	Montclair State	New Jersey	National
Earnings, 1 year after graduating	$47,487	$36,398	$34,649
Median federal debt at graduation	$25,250	$26,125	$22,067
Debt as share of first-year pay	53%	71%	62%
Programs compared		6	189

Debt and first-year pay at every New Jersey Romance languages program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the New Jersey medians.

Montclair StateOther New Jersey programs

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Paying back the loans

On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $268 a month, or 6.8% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.

Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth

89% of graduates (24 of 27) were working in New Jersey one year after graduating. Prices in the New York area are about 13% above the national average, so a $47,487 salary here buys what about $42,187 buys in a typical US city.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to Romance languages, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

$82,200

Median pay in New Jersey. 38,140 people work in this job in New Jersey. Nationally, jobs are projected to stay about the same in number from 2025 to 2035, with about 63,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $63,040Top 10%: $108,230

Interpreters and Translators

$58,970

Median pay in New Jersey. 870 people work in this job in New Jersey. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 2% from 2025 to 2035, with about 6,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $33,170Top 10%: $176,910

About Montclair State

In-state tuition and fees	$15,912 / year
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$26,022 / year
Average net price after aid	$15,566 / year
Admission rate	88%
Graduation rate (within 6 years)	65%
Undergraduate students	18,376

Romance Languages ranks 5th of 40 bachelor's programs at Montclair State by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($104,219), Accounting ($56,917), and Chemistry ($55,389).

Other Romance languages bachelor's programs near Montclair

School	Distance	Year 1 pay	Debt
Montclair StateMontclair, NJ · public		$47,487	$25,250
New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, NJ · public	12 mi	$39,714	$19,777
Kean UniversityUnion, NJ · public	13 mi	$42,750	$30,812
Columbia UniversityNew York, NY · private nonprofit	13 mi	$54,327	$20,250
Drew UniversityMadison, NJ · private nonprofit	14 mi	$27,823	$27,000
Hunter CollegeNew York, NY · public	14 mi	$30,534	$15,523
Lehman CollegeBronx, NY · public	16 mi	$35,941	$8,617
Fordham UniversityBronx, NY · private nonprofit	16 mi	$44,073	$27,000
RutgersNew Brunswick, NJ · public	28 mi	$31,335	$22,000

Common questions

The median graduate earns $47,487 one year after graduating. The median across Romance languages bachelor's programs in New Jersey is $36,398.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of New Jersey comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the Romance languages program.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024

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