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Bachelor's-7% vs national median127 grads tracked

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at University of Colorado Boulder

Ranked 28th of 37 bachelor's programs in Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$32,160
middle 50%: $24,368 – $39,517
Median · 5 years out
$46,663
middle 50%: $30,988 – $62,181
Median · 10 years out
$66,229
middle 50%: $42,505 – $88,097

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of University of Colorado Boulder's bachelor's program in Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $32,160 one year after graduating, rising to $66,229 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 7% below the national median of $50,227 for this field, ranking 28th of 37 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
8.8 yrs
≈ $10,719 total interest

Same major at other universities

College of Charleston
$49,328 · 5 yrs out
Agnes Scott College
$49,035 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$48,276 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$47,574 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$46,777 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$46,571 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$46,273 · 5 yrs out
Ball State University
$46,055 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$44,129 · 5 yrs out
Monmouth College
$38,771 · 5 yrs out
Wright State University
$38,377 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Colorado Boulder

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$179,121 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$162,413 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$136,557 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$134,060 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$121,503 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$121,397 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$118,475 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$115,546 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$112,642 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Doctorate)
$111,405 · 5 yrs out
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering (Bachelor's)
$111,066 · 5 yrs out
Legal Professions and Studies (Doctorate)
$104,453 · 5 yrs out

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