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Associate-18% vs national median99 grads tracked

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Southwestern Illinois College

Ranked 38th of 41 associate programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$27,814
middle 50%: $21,257 – $37,834
Median · 5 years out
$35,626
middle 50%: $27,622 – $44,398
Median · 10 years out
$49,171
middle 50%: $37,592 – $83,557

Salary trajectory

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

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

Graduates of Southwestern Illinois College's associate program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $27,814 one year after graduating, rising to $49,171 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 18% below the national median of $43,609 for this field, ranking 38th of 41 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
11.3 yrs
≈ $14,145 total interest

Same major at other universities

Cuyahoga Community College
$38,967 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$38,967 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$38,886 · 5 yrs out
Vincennes University
$38,015 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Western Community College
$37,763 · 5 yrs out
McLennan Community College
$36,980 · 5 yrs out
Pikes Peak State College
$34,840 · 5 yrs out
Georgia State University
$34,107 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
$30,856 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Southwestern Illinois College

Fire Protection (Associate)
$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$80,595 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$72,907 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$72,907 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$72,441 · 5 yrs out
Carpenters (Certificate)
$70,557 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$70,365 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$69,946 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$68,650 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$68,526 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out

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