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
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics master's graduates earn a median of $41k in year one. This grows to $75k by year ten.
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
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$67,042 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Colorado
$66,619 · 5 yrs out
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$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
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$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Winthrop University
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
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$141,692 · 5 yrs out
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$141,257 · 5 yrs out
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$117,305 · 5 yrs out
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$116,734 · 5 yrs out
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$113,420 · 5 yrs out
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$98,013 · 5 yrs out
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