Median earnings of linguistic, comparative, and related language studies and services graduates (bachelor's degree) one year after graduation, at 76 colleges. National median: $33,611, rising to $51,925 after four years.
| # | College | State | Earnings after 1 yr | After 4 yrs | Median debt |
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| 1 | Mississippi State University | MS | $55,074 | $60,124 | $26,958 |
| 2 | The University of Texas at Austin | TX | $49,708 | $59,742 | $16,875 |
| 3 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | WA | $46,532 | $55,540 | $19,156 |
| 4 | Stony Brook University | NY | $45,668 | $64,547 | $18,750 |
| 5 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | NC | $45,584 | $54,181 | $10,000 |
| 6 | Virginia Military Institute | VA | $45,392 | $73,971 | $22,132 |
| 7 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | VA | $44,759 | $68,263 | $20,500 |
| 8 | Duke University | NC | $44,371 | $88,098 | — |
| 9 | Kennesaw State University | GA | $44,098 | — | $16,404 |
| 10 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | PA | $43,789 | — | $20,500 |
| 11 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | NC | $43,228 | $60,031 | $18,894 |
| 12 | Northern Arizona University | AZ | $43,181 | $54,276 | $13,812 |
| 13 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | CO | $42,967 | $55,647 | — |
| 14 | James Madison University | VA | $42,508 | $62,366 | $25,000 |
| 15 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | TN | $41,851 | $52,703 | $19,500 |
| 16 | George Mason University | VA | $41,631 | $58,931 | $18,875 |
| 17 | Metropolitan State University of Denver | CO | $40,858 | $50,926 | $15,667 |
| 18 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | WI | $39,963 | $37,778 | — |
| 19 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | NE | $39,960 | $46,595 | $11,000 |
| 20 | University of Kentucky | KY | $39,541 | $45,148 | $23,255 |
| 21 | The University of Arizona Global Campus | AZ | $39,182 | $56,666 | — |
| 22 | The University of Texas at Arlington | TX | $38,943 | — | $12,001 |
| 23 | University of Missouri-Columbia | MO | $38,261 | $61,080 | $20,500 |
| 24 | University of North Georgia | GA | $38,192 | $51,877 | — |
| 25 | Florida Atlantic University | FL | $37,712 | $46,915 | — |
| 26 | University of California-Los Angeles | CA | $35,676 | $62,927 | $10,000 |
| 27 | Brigham Young University | UT | $35,496 | $60,469 | $11,025 |
| 28 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | IL | $35,421 | $61,774 | $18,375 |
| 29 | The University of Texas at Dallas | TX | $35,303 | $54,985 | $20,415 |
| 30 | Montclair State University | NJ | $35,075 | $42,017 | $22,000 |
| 31 | Western Washington University | WA | $34,843 | $44,615 | $11,167 |
| 32 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | PA | $34,459 | $51,416 | $23,125 |
| 33 | University of Maryland-Baltimore County | MD | $34,441 | $54,365 | $13,500 |
| 34 | University of Southern Maine | ME | $34,364 | $55,435 | $16,329 |
| 35 | University of Missouri-St Louis | MO | $34,334 | $40,768 | — |
| 36 | CUNY Queens College | NY | $34,085 | — | — |
| 37 | University of South Florida | FL | $33,959 | $43,813 | $15,813 |
| 38 | Portland State University | OR | $33,611 | $51,925 | $21,361 |
| 39 | Middle Tennessee State University | TN | $33,500 | $43,666 | $14,592 |
| 40 | Georgia State University | GA | $32,879 | $40,310 | $22,500 |
| 41 | Occidental College | CA | $32,627 | — | $23,874 |
| 42 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | OH | $32,556 | $44,941 | $20,000 |
| 43 | University of California-Davis | CA | $32,260 | $58,443 | $12,000 |
| 44 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | NM | $32,248 | $40,432 | $11,562 |
| 45 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | MN | $32,235 | $46,081 | $19,500 |
| 46 | University of Southern Mississippi | MS | $32,193 | $43,531 | — |
| 47 | Emory University | GA | $32,043 | $76,993 | — |
| 48 | California State University-Long Beach | CA | $32,040 | $38,996 | $11,000 |
| 49 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | MI | $31,982 | $55,137 | — |
| 50 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | TN | $31,488 | $42,031 | — |
| 51 | University of California-Santa Barbara | CA | $31,482 | $61,580 | $10,166 |
| 52 | University of Florida | FL | $30,998 | $48,198 | $13,984 |
| 53 | Virginia Commonwealth University | VA | $30,769 | $45,607 | — |
| 54 | Montana State University | MT | $30,125 | $55,352 | — |
| 55 | University of Memphis | TN | $29,780 | $39,001 | $17,583 |
| 56 | Binghamton University | NY | $29,741 | $54,215 | $19,500 |
| 57 | University of California-San Diego | CA | $29,640 | $55,776 | — |
| 58 | San Diego State University | CA | $29,617 | $42,922 | — |
| 59 | University of California-Santa Cruz | CA | $29,608 | $49,763 | $15,543 |
| 60 | University of California-Riverside | CA | $29,142 | $46,306 | $17,243 |
| 61 | University of California-Berkeley | CA | $28,857 | $76,724 | $13,756 |
| 62 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | PA | $28,587 | $48,495 | $20,122 |
| 63 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | NC | $28,290 | — | — |
| 64 | Clemson University | SC | $28,230 | $52,044 | — |
| 65 | Appalachian State University | NC | $27,600 | $55,778 | $24,112 |
| 66 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | TX | $26,880 | $41,778 | $20,144 |
| 67 | University of Utah | UT | $26,392 | $44,336 | — |
| 68 | Cornell University | NY | $25,278 | — | — |
| 69 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | NJ | $24,946 | $60,883 | $19,750 |
| 70 | University of Georgia | GA | $24,903 | $45,030 | $17,500 |
| 71 | University of Oregon | OR | $24,185 | $46,886 | $19,752 |
| 72 | Missouri State University-Springfield | MO | $23,533 | $41,766 | $22,000 |
| 73 | Michigan State University | MI | $23,479 | $65,667 | — |
| 74 | The University of Texas at El Paso | TX | $23,338 | $39,907 | $16,850 |
| 75 | University of South Alabama | AL | $21,260 | $40,641 | — |
| 76 | University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras | PR | $15,383 | $31,930 | $5,500 |
Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.
Frequently asked questions
How much do linguistic, comparative, and related language studies and services graduates earn?
The median college reports $33,611 in earnings one year after a bachelor's degree in linguistic, comparative, and related language studies and services and $51,925 four years after. The highest is $55,074 at Mississippi State University.
How much student debt do linguistic, comparative, and related language studies and services graduates have?
The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $18,894 at the typical college.