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Bachelor's+31% vs national median332 grads tracked

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Georgia Institute of Technology

Ranked 1st of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$50,831
middle 50%: $34,630 – $68,853
Median · 5 years out
$73,820
middle 50%: $50,245 – $106,500
Median · 10 years out
$95,189
middle 50%: $65,819 – $138,999

Salary trajectory

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

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

Graduates of Georgia Institute of Technology's bachelor's program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $50,831 one year after graduating, rising to $95,189 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 31% above the national median of $56,401 for this field, ranking 1st of 264 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
5.7 yrs
≈ $6,478 total interest

Same major at other universities

Quinnipiac University
$72,966 · 5 yrs out
University of Richmond
$72,052 · 5 yrs out
Washington and Lee University
$71,441 · 5 yrs out
Sacred Heart University
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Scholastica
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$70,116 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Georgia Institute of Technology

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$197,469 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$197,361 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$169,882 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$167,408 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$148,445 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$147,366 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$138,294 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$131,944 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$129,086 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$129,086 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$125,377 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$118,129 · 5 yrs out

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