How much debt do Syracuse University Romance languages graduates have?

The median federal loan balance is $26,137, which ranks 12th lowest of 14 Romance languages bachelor's programs in New York. That works out to about $277 a month over 10 years.

Is a Romance languages degree from Syracuse University worth it?

It depends on your other options. Debt equals 66% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 62%. Compare the cost with other New York programs before deciding.

Syracuse University Romance Languages (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt

Bachelor's in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Private nonprofit university
Syracuse, NY
About 24 graduates a year

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

Syracuse University Romance languages graduates earn about what Romance languages graduates earn nationally, $39,825 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $26,137 in federal loans, close to the national median of $22,067. Several New York programs report higher pay.

First-year earnings$39,82574th percentile of 189 programs nationally

Median federal debt$26,13712th lowest of 14 New York programs

Debt-to-earnings66%New York median 53%, national 62%

How it compares

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

	Syracuse University	New York	National
Earnings, 1 year after graduating	$39,825	$37,442	$34,649
Median federal debt at graduation	$26,137	$19,212	$22,067
Debt as share of first-year pay	66%	53%	62%
Programs compared		19	189

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

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

Syracuse UniversityOther New York programs

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Paying back the loans

On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $277 a month, or 8.3% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.

Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth

Prices in the Syracuse area are about 4% below the national average, so a $39,825 salary here buys what about $41,596 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

$97,070

Median pay in New York. 70,660 people work in this job in New York. 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%: $60,070Top 10%: $136,450

Interpreters and Translators

$84,090

Median pay in New York. 3,240 people work in this job in New York. 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%: $48,930Top 10%: $127,350

About Syracuse University

Tuition and fees	$65,528 / year
Average net price after aid	$38,793 / year
Admission rate	46%
Graduation rate (within 6 years)	84%
Undergraduate students	15,477

Romance Languages ranks 32nd of 55 bachelor's programs at Syracuse University by first-year earnings. The top three are Computer Engineering ($84,793), Electrical Engineering ($84,494), and Computer and Information Science ($82,378).

Other Romance languages bachelor's programs near Syracuse

School	Distance	Year 1 pay	Debt
Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY · private nonprofit		$39,825	$26,137
Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY · private nonprofit	34 mi	$53,541	$16,900
Hamilton CollegeClinton, NY · private nonprofit	37 mi	$41,946	$12,200
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY · private nonprofit	44 mi	$33,419	$15,500

Common questions

The median graduate earns $39,825 one year after graduating. The median across Romance languages bachelor's programs in New York is $37,442.

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 York 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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