Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics: bachelor's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of romance languages, literatures, and linguistics graduates (bachelor's degree) one year after graduation, at 181 colleges. National median: $40,871, rising to $56,859 after four years.

#	College	State	Earnings after 1 yr	After 4 yrs	Median debt
1	Bentley University	MA	$71,231	—	—
2	University of Notre Dame	IN	$68,020	$85,619	$19,500
3	Colgate University	NY	$60,288	$81,802	—
4	Southern Methodist University	TX	$59,270	$93,769	$20,500
5	University of Portland	OR	$56,690	$53,853	—
6	San Francisco State University	CA	$54,778	$62,623	—
7	Weber State University	UT	$54,519	$70,174	—
8	Fordham University	NY	$54,318	$83,961	—
9	Cornell University	NY	$53,990	$89,275	—
10	Gustavus Adolphus College	MN	$52,776	$62,016	—
11	Vanderbilt University	TN	$52,522	$114,368	—
12	The University of Texas at Austin	TX	$52,503	$58,697	$23,986
13	Wellesley College	MA	$52,210	$65,036	—
14	Furman University	SC	$51,821	$60,280	—
15	College of the Holy Cross	MA	$51,434	$76,301	$23,000
16	Illinois State University	IL	$51,383	$45,994	$15,541
17	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	PA	$50,926	$62,831	$23,000
18	University of Rhode Island	RI	$50,701	$67,384	$19,500
19	Pacific Lutheran University	WA	$50,428	—	—
20	Northeastern Illinois University	IL	$50,068	$53,564	—
21	Iowa State University	IA	$49,981	$61,697	$27,000
22	University of Connecticut	CT	$49,954	$63,733	$19,250
23	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus	CT	$49,954	$63,733	$19,250
24	University of Connecticut-Avery Point	CT	$49,954	$63,733	$19,250
25	University of Connecticut-Stamford	CT	$49,954	$63,733	$19,250
26	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus	CT	$49,954	$63,733	$19,250
27	University of Utah	UT	$49,706	$64,568	—
28	Columbia University in the City of New York	NY	$49,430	$70,561	—
29	Syracuse University	NY	$49,064	$84,654	$23,750
30	Oregon State University	OR	$48,737	$49,910	$20,832
31	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus	OR	$48,737	$49,910	$20,832
32	University of Houston	TX	$48,617	$56,442	—
33	California State University-San Marcos	CA	$48,586	$43,643	—
34	University of California-Berkeley	CA	$48,575	$75,715	$7,970
35	Marquette University	WI	$48,350	$55,795	$12,500
36	Kean University	NJ	$48,260	$50,854	$26,431
37	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	WI	$48,241	$56,575	$21,507
38	Hamilton College	NY	$48,082	$69,435	$14,691
39	South Dakota State University	SD	$48,036	$57,986	$20,500
40	Villanova University	PA	$47,689	$94,964	—
41	Texas State University	TX	$47,395	$54,541	$18,500
42	CUNY City College	NY	$47,261	$34,212	—
43	Gettysburg College	PA	$47,088	$57,633	$27,000
44	Williams College	MA	$47,087	—	—
45	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	NE	$47,022	$60,001	$14,000
46	Amherst College	MA	$46,938	$60,212	—
47	University of Minnesota-Duluth	MN	$46,598	$57,886	$14,112
48	California State University-Chico	CA	$46,552	$56,144	$17,687
49	Winona State University	MN	$45,875	$55,113	$18,688
50	The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	$45,626	$51,653	—
51	University of Virginia-Main Campus	VA	$45,439	$67,904	$17,000
52	Butler University	IN	$45,173	$75,469	$21,500
53	Dickinson College	PA	$45,077	$59,045	—
54	Florida State University	FL	$45,003	$51,157	$14,426
55	Sonoma State University	CA	$44,894	$53,489	—
56	University of Massachusetts-Boston	MA	$44,882	$61,547	$25,500
57	College of Charleston	SC	$44,675	$56,122	$15,875
58	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	$44,305	$61,801	$11,960
59	Northern Illinois University	IL	$44,047	$51,151	$22,500
60	University of Maryland-College Park	MD	$43,865	$59,193	—
61	University of Nevada-Reno	NV	$43,850	$51,433	$17,589
62	University of Houston-Downtown	TX	$43,844	—	—
63	Lake Forest College	IL	$43,611	$52,598	$24,625
64	Willamette University	OR	$43,446	$63,076	—
65	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	WI	$43,346	$55,614	$23,764
66	CUNY Lehman College	NY	$43,231	$57,143	—
67	University of New Mexico-Main Campus	NM	$42,971	$45,343	—
68	Northern Arizona University	AZ	$42,936	$57,004	$14,775
69	Rutgers University-Camden	NJ	$42,933	$66,519	$17,500
70	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	$42,933	$66,519	$17,500
71	Rutgers University-Newark	NJ	$42,933	$66,519	$17,500
72	Western Carolina University	NC	$42,921	$40,744	$18,838
73	Western Michigan University	MI	$42,840	$37,013	$25,094
74	Southern Connecticut State University	CT	$42,746	$47,944	—
75	Wheaton College	IL	$42,379	$42,635	$20,750
76	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire	WI	$42,326	$54,074	$16,900
77	Texas A&M University-College Station	TX	$42,266	$53,563	—
78	DePauw University	IN	$42,241	$62,917	—
79	College of Saint Benedict	MN	$42,053	$74,149	—
80	Brigham Young University	UT	$41,967	$63,189	$13,261
81	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	WI	$41,792	$45,341	—
82	Calvin University	MI	$41,545	$50,218	$16,390
83	Washington & Jefferson College	PA	$41,254	$61,972	$27,000
84	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	AZ	$41,220	$55,428	$19,589
85	Arizona State University Digital Immersion	AZ	$41,220	$55,428	$19,589
86	William & Mary	VA	$41,182	$60,177	—
87	University of North Texas	TX	$41,175	$55,259	$16,125
88	Grinnell College	IA	$41,120	$54,983	$8,599
89	Hope College	MI	$40,983	$53,328	—
90	Wright State University-Main Campus	OH	$40,944	$48,582	—
91	Augustana University	SD	$40,871	—	—
92	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	WI	$40,661	$47,574	$19,000
93	Idaho State University	ID	$40,557	$42,232	—
94	California State University-Los Angeles	CA	$40,497	$35,591	—
95	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	WA	$40,305	$58,705	—
96	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus	WA	$40,305	$58,705	—
97	University of Southern California	CA	$40,253	$59,088	—
98	Valparaiso University	IN	$39,882	$50,588	—
99	Lewis & Clark College	OR	$39,860	$59,120	—
100	Florida International University	FL	$39,853	$37,487	$16,913
101	University of California-Santa Cruz	CA	$39,769	$51,519	—
102	University of Redlands	CA	$39,746	$67,126	$23,250
103	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	$39,594	$58,565	$16,899
104	University of California-Irvine	CA	$39,530	$55,360	$13,050
105	California State University-Stanislaus	CA	$39,449	$50,145	—
106	University of Illinois Chicago	IL	$39,407	$57,594	—
107	California State University-Fullerton	CA	$39,257	$47,581	—
108	University of Oregon	OR	$39,197	$57,106	$14,809
109	Indiana University-Bloomington	IN	$39,074	$61,757	$16,625
110	Vassar College	NY	$38,994	$54,839	—
111	University of Georgia	GA	$38,981	$63,942	$19,500
112	Salisbury University	MD	$38,879	$59,193	—
113	CUNY Hunter College	NY	$38,844	$73,791	—
114	California State University-Long Beach	CA	$38,796	$52,961	$10,750
115	University of Arkansas	AR	$38,545	$49,636	$19,831
116	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	NC	$38,411	$50,218	$19,500
117	Smith College	MA	$38,320	$58,304	$10,618
118	Eckerd College	FL	$38,294	$54,501	—
119	University of California-Davis	CA	$38,187	$60,797	$11,363
120	Portland State University	OR	$38,076	$50,241	—
121	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	MN	$38,047	$53,276	$21,875
122	Ohio University-Eastern Campus	OH	$37,900	$54,184	—
123	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus	OH	$37,900	$54,184	—
124	Ohio University-Southern Campus	OH	$37,900	$54,184	—
125	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus	OH	$37,900	$54,184	—
126	Ohio University-Main Campus	OH	$37,900	$54,184	—
127	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus	OH	$37,900	$54,184	—
128	Ball State University	IN	$37,497	$51,294	$14,489
129	University of Arizona	AZ	$37,415	$48,487	$15,571
130	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	MI	$37,274	$64,426	$19,037
131	University of California-Los Angeles	CA	$37,230	$55,946	$12,977
132	Temple University	PA	$37,204	$60,672	—
133	California State University-Sacramento	CA	$37,179	$52,028	$12,250
134	Drew University	NJ	$37,094	$69,293	$15,000
135	Oberlin College	OH	$37,007	—	$21,500
136	Whittier College	CA	$36,923	$59,492	—
137	Binghamton University	NY	$36,755	$66,841	$15,691
138	University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg	PA	$36,565	$56,041	$22,000
139	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	PA	$36,565	$56,041	$22,000
140	Utah State University	UT	$36,082	$57,992	—
141	University of Florida	FL	$35,916	$65,765	—
142	University of Delaware	DE	$35,581	$64,350	—
143	Augustana College	IL	$35,480	$55,909	$27,000
144	Wofford College	SC	$35,394	$61,200	$26,000
145	University of Iowa	IA	$35,221	$54,530	$22,500
146	Grand Valley State University	MI	$35,142	$53,715	$23,141
147	Boise State University	ID	$34,335	$44,684	—
148	Susquehanna University	PA	$34,269	$58,349	$27,000
149	University of California-Santa Barbara	CA	$34,041	$68,496	$12,291
150	San Diego State University	CA	$33,274	$49,167	$9,000
151	Georgia State University	GA	$33,239	$52,415	—
152	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	NC	$33,205	$64,570	$13,459
153	Oakland University	MI	$33,036	$41,443	$17,456
154	Creighton University	NE	$32,996	$72,131	$26,949
155	Capital University	OH	$32,698	—	—
156	Emory University	GA	$32,585	$72,399	—
157	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	CA	$32,529	$68,077	—
158	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	NH	$32,329	$57,523	$24,250
159	Mount Holyoke College	MA	$32,021	$34,450	$21,750
160	Ohio State University-Main Campus	OH	$31,992	$58,235	$16,500
161	The University of Texas at San Antonio	TX	$31,683	—	—
162	University of Puget Sound	WA	$31,486	$56,052	$24,375
163	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	LA	$31,088	$51,592	$17,750
164	Texas Tech University	TX	$31,013	$47,290	$20,625
165	Mercer University	GA	$30,773	$58,127	$26,000
166	University of California-Riverside	CA	$30,400	$42,692	$14,500
167	Centre College	KY	$29,502	$58,714	—
168	Kalamazoo College	MI	$29,268	—	$24,500
169	Kenyon College	OH	$29,066	—	$18,750
170	Western Washington University	WA	$29,055	$65,380	$18,627
171	California State University-Northridge	CA	$28,533	$43,345	—
172	Goucher College	MD	$28,297	$60,206	—
173	California State University-Bakersfield	CA	$27,886	$56,240	—
174	California State University-Fresno	CA	$26,713	$45,063	—
175	University of South Carolina-Columbia	SC	$25,592	—	—
176	California State University-San Bernardino	CA	$25,522	$40,695	$13,292
177	Texas A & M International University	TX	$24,547	$24,533	—
178	Central Washington University	WA	$24,524	$53,727	—
179	University of San Diego	CA	$24,283	—	—
180	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	TX	$22,887	$42,224	$10,000
181	Austin College	TX	$22,533	$55,168	—

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 romance languages, literatures, and linguistics graduates earn?

The median college reports $40,871 in earnings one year after a bachelor's degree in romance languages, literatures, and linguistics and $56,859 four years after. The highest is $71,231 at Bentley University.

How much student debt do romance languages, literatures, and linguistics graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $19,250 at the typical college.