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Bachelor's+5% vs national median136 grads tracked

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Dominican University

Ranked 64th of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$40,342
middle 50%: $29,236 – $54,216
Median · 5 years out
$58,974
middle 50%: $49,855 – $71,212
Median · 10 years out
$88,708
middle 50%: $75,158 – $108,252

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 Dominican University's bachelor's program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $40,342 one year after graduating, rising to $88,708 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 5% above the national median of $56,401 for this field, ranking 64th 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.

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Paid off in
7 yrs
≈ $8,263 total interest

Same major at other universities

Gustavus Adolphus College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Geneseo
$59,590 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Duluth
$59,498 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$59,364 · 5 yrs out
Southern Connecticut State University
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
Salem State University
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$58,778 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$58,497 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$58,497 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$58,406 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$58,363 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Dominican University

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$104,087 · 5 yrs out
Legal Professions and Studies (Bachelor's)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Non-Professional Legal Studies (Bachelor's)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$98,392 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$94,251 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$94,170 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$80,964 · 5 yrs out
Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor's)
$79,444 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$74,055 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$73,869 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$73,728 · 5 yrs out

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