Bachelor's-3% vs national median355 grads tracked
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Western Illinois University
Ranked 123rd of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,063
middle 50%: $26,559 – $48,955
Median · 5 years out
$54,669
middle 50%: $40,672 – $74,015
Median · 10 years out
$67,621
middle 50%: $53,160 – $88,888
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 students at Western Illinois University earn a median of $38k in their first year. Salaries reach $55k by year five and $68k 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
7.7 yrs
≈ $8,991 total interest
Same major at other universities
Augsburg University
$54,993 · 5 yrs out
Utah Tech University
$54,993 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$54,919 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
$54,894 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical College
$54,877 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$54,720 · 5 yrs out
Saint Olaf College
$54,646 · 5 yrs out
Saint John's University
$54,615 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - River Falls
$54,286 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at San Antonio
$54,213 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$54,162 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
$53,971 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Western Illinois University
Education (Doctorate)
$163,593 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$107,538 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$98,269 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$97,417 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$97,160 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$97,133 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Bachelor's)
$96,422 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$84,414 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$82,090 · 5 yrs out
Construction Management (Bachelor's)
$82,014 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General (Bachelor's)
$81,320 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$80,729 · 5 yrs out
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