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Bachelor's+7% vs national median178 grads tracked

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Elmhurst University

Ranked 34th of 222 bachelor's programs in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$44,129
middle 50%: $30,704 – $55,640
Median · 5 years out
$62,224
middle 50%: $46,480 – $75,717
Median · 10 years out
$77,063
middle 50%: $52,636 – $96,310

Salary trajectory

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

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

Graduates of Elmhurst University's bachelor's program in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $44,129 one year after graduating, rising to $77,063 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 7% above the national median of $58,166 for this field, ranking 34th of 222 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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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
≈ $7,683 total interest

Same major at other universities

SUNY Cortland
$63,522 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$63,151 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$63,082 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$62,976 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$62,592 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$62,111 · 5 yrs out
Furman University
$61,778 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$61,728 · 5 yrs out
Saint John's University
$61,703 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Commerce
$61,703 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$61,431 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Elmhurst University

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$118,787 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$113,771 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$111,686 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$109,443 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$91,818 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$90,251 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$89,645 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$88,942 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$85,633 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$84,610 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$82,708 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$79,471 · 5 yrs out

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