Bachelor's+9% vs national median1,050 grads tracked
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Ranked 42nd of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,790
middle 50%: $26,845 – $52,925
Median · 5 years out
$61,398
middle 50%: $43,683 – $82,285
Median · 10 years out
$84,610
middle 50%: $60,971 – $123,430
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, Literatures, and Linguistics alumni earn a median of $39k in their first year. Earnings reach $85k after a decade.
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
6.9 yrs
≈ $8,260 total interest
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$62,224 · 5 yrs out
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$62,111 · 5 yrs out
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$61,926 · 5 yrs out
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$61,703 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$61,594 · 5 yrs out
Wheaton College
$61,468 · 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
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$60,691 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at El Paso
$60,637 · 5 yrs out
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$226,077 · 5 yrs out
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$206,093 · 5 yrs out
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$177,207 · 5 yrs out
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$176,681 · 5 yrs out
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$173,815 · 5 yrs out
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$164,239 · 5 yrs out
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$159,201 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$152,834 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$151,479 · 5 yrs out
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$126,011 · 5 yrs out
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$125,106 · 5 yrs out
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$125,106 · 5 yrs out
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