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Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics bachelor's degree at California State University, San Marcos

San Marcos, CA · Public

What this page covers

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The short version

There is not enough evidence for a firm comparison.

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Debt as a share of earnings
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OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

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+60%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$29,329 → $47,058
Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
21Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
27Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
21Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
Not availableRecent awardsIPEDS 2024–25 first-major completions in this field and credential
NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT

Size, aid and an earnings floor.

The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.

87Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment
22Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers
64Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count
15Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count
15Graduates not recorded as employedHistorical federal cohort, three years after completion
Preliminary federal earnings benchmark$36,082Informational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earningsNot availableA like-for-like comparison is unavailable

Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$10,229

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$7,500

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGSNot available

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$80/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$10,229Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$21,649Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATE95.1%Institution context
COMPLETION RATE54.6%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$29,329Year 1
Not availableYear 4
$47,058Year 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earningsNot available
Estimated loan payment$80
21borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Not available vs. $55,000

The like-for-like difference is unavailable.

Same-field national median
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$99,860 median wageCA estimate · 2,170 jobs · 25-1124$64,680–$166,400 middle 50% of CA wages+0.2% projected U.S. growth · 1,600 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeInterpreters and Translators$70,770 median wageCA estimate · 5,560 jobs · 27-3091$56,230–$102,010 middle 50% of CA wages+2.0% projected U.S. growth · 6,000 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeSecondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$101,370 median wageCA estimate · 99,230 jobs · 25-2031$79,710–$125,920 middle 50% of CA wages-0.2% projected U.S. growth · 63,500 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degree
Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

Sacramento, CA

California State University, Sacramento

$891 lower annual net price

Earnings
$52,028
Debt
$20,000
Annual net price
$9,338
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Camarillo, CA

California State University, Channel Islands

$380 lower annual net price

Earnings
$50,202
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$9,849
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Turlock, CA

California State University, Stanislaus

$4,162 lower annual net price

Earnings
$50,145
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$6,067
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Fullerton, CA

California State University, Fullerton

$3,674 lower annual net price

Earnings
$47,581
Debt
$8,480
Annual net price
$6,555
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DATA QUALITY

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27 observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page

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