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Bachelor's+10% vs national median844 grads tracked

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

Ranked 24th of 222 bachelor's programs in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$40,024
middle 50%: $27,814 – $54,229
Median · 5 years out
$63,818
middle 50%: $45,314 – $84,676
Median · 10 years out
$87,086
middle 50%: $63,417 – $126,172

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 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's bachelor's program in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $40,024 one year after graduating, rising to $87,086 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 10% above the national median of $58,166 for this field, ranking 24th 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.

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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,958 total interest

Same major at other universities

Binghamton University
$64,702 · 5 yrs out
Wofford College
$64,608 · 5 yrs out
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
$64,546 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Arlington
$64,533 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Downtown
$64,318 · 5 yrs out
Gustavus Adolphus College
$64,226 · 5 yrs out
Utah Valley University
$63,723 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$63,610 · 5 yrs out
Midwestern State University
$63,548 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Cortland
$63,522 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$63,151 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$63,082 · 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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