Bachelor's-11% vs national median306 grads tracked
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at University of Illinois Chicago
Ranked 153rd of 222 bachelor's programs in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,775
middle 50%: $24,010 – $43,753
Median · 5 years out
$51,818
middle 50%: $36,922 – $66,891
Median · 10 years out
$66,976
middle 50%: $46,870 – $91,284
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
University of Illinois Chicago Romance Languages graduates earn a $32,775 median salary in year one. This reaches $66,976 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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,975 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Colorado Denver
$52,354 · 5 yrs out
College of Charleston
$52,180 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
$52,100 · 5 yrs out
Truman State University
$52,031 · 5 yrs out
Angelo State University
$52,031 · 5 yrs out
University of West Georgia
$51,994 · 5 yrs out
Northern Arizona University
$51,789 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$51,694 · 5 yrs out
Mary Baldwin University
$51,694 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
$51,600 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Parkside
$51,411 · 5 yrs out
Berry College
$51,357 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of Illinois Chicago
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$203,383 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$155,322 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$152,674 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$149,199 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$146,852 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$143,939 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctorate)
$139,846 · 5 yrs out
Dentistry (Doctorate)
$135,535 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$133,429 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$123,770 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$117,024 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$115,930 · 5 yrs out
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