Bachelor's+8% vs national median939 grads tracked
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Iowa State University of Science & Technology
Ranked 47th of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,677
middle 50%: $30,141 – $62,650
Median · 5 years out
$60,691
middle 50%: $45,021 – $85,711
Median · 10 years out
$75,080
middle 50%: $53,031 – $111,700
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
Foreign Languages graduates start with a $44k median salary. Pay reaches $61k after five years and $75k at 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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,838 total interest
Same major at other universities
Wheaton College
$61,468 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$61,398 · 5 yrs out
Central Connecticut State University
$61,167 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$60,895 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
University of Lynchburg
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at El Paso
$60,637 · 5 yrs out
Stephen F Austin State University
$60,484 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$60,413 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$60,377 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$60,342 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$60,101 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Iowa State University of Science & Technology
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$147,324 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$146,317 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$136,278 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$118,825 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$116,045 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Doctorate)
$115,806 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Doctorate)
$113,881 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$110,315 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$107,785 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$107,597 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$104,160 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$104,015 · 5 yrs out
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