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Master's+7% vs national median255 grads tracked

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at University of Hawaii at Manoa

Ranked 29th of 86 master's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$41,316
middle 50%: $26,899 – $59,940
Median · 5 years out
$64,930
middle 50%: $48,908 – $81,252
Median · 10 years out
$75,035
middle 50%: $56,877 – $95,189

Salary trajectory

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

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

Graduates of University of Hawaii at Manoa's master's program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $41,316 one year after graduating, rising to $75,035 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 7% above the national median of $60,442 for this field, ranking 29th of 86 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
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,787 total interest

Same major at other universities

Cleveland State University
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Colorado
$66,619 · 5 yrs out
Appalachian State University
$66,438 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$66,229 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at El Paso
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
$65,194 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$63,769 · 5 yrs out
Texas State University
$63,681 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$62,985 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University, Mankato
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Winthrop University
$62,818 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Hawaii at Manoa

Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$141,692 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$141,257 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$117,305 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$116,734 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$113,420 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$107,740 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$104,584 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$103,739 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Doctorate)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$101,061 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$98,013 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Doctorate)
$97,476 · 5 yrs out

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