Certificate (under 1 year)+1% vs national median192 grads tracked
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Waubonsee Community College
Ranked 11th of 24 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$30,764
middle 50%: $22,221 – $44,849
Median · 5 years out
$42,073
middle 50%: $28,703 – $54,051
Median · 10 years out
$49,233
middle 50%: $39,242 – $60,590
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Waubonsee Community College graduates in foreign languages earn $31k in their first year. Median pay reaches $49k after ten years.
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
10.2 yrs
≈ $12,160 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Akron (The)
$50,725 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Aurora
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
$46,994 · 5 yrs out
Austin Community College
$46,532 · 5 yrs out
North Hennepin Community College
$46,298 · 5 yrs out
Northern Virginia Community College
$43,820 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$41,640 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Collin County Community College District
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$38,967 · 5 yrs out
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
$38,771 · 5 yrs out
Laurel Ridge Community College
$38,509 · 5 yrs out
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