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Master's+1% vs national median107 grads tracked

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Ranked 42nd of 86 master's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$47,119
middle 50%: $30,110 – $57,013
Median · 5 years out
$60,908
middle 50%: $44,700 – $77,901
Median · 10 years out
$78,072
middle 50%: $61,167 – $100,153

Salary trajectory

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

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

Graduates of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's master's program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $47,119 one year after graduating, rising to $78,072 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 1% above the national median of $60,442 for this field, ranking 42nd of 86 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
6.6 yrs
≈ $7,475 total interest

Same major at other universities

State University of New York at Albany
$62,075 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas
$61,703 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$61,594 · 5 yrs out
Illinois State University
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$61,104 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$61,051 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Arlington
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$60,472 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$60,442 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$60,371 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
$60,144 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$226,077 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$206,093 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$177,207 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$176,681 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$173,815 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$164,239 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$159,201 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$152,834 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$151,479 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Doctorate)
$126,011 · 5 yrs out
Legal Professions and Studies (Doctorate)
$125,106 · 5 yrs out
Law (Doctorate)
$125,106 · 5 yrs out

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