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Bachelor's-2% vs national median111 grads tracked

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Wheaton College

Ranked 89th of 222 bachelor's programs in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$32,940
middle 50%: $24,072 – $44,060
Median · 5 years out
$57,175
middle 50%: $36,732 – $67,846
Median · 10 years out
$81,671
middle 50%: $64,175 – $129,123

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 Wheaton College's bachelor's program in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $32,940 one year after graduating, rising to $81,671 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 2% below the national median of $58,166 for this field, ranking 89th 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
7.6 yrs
≈ $9,271 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Minnesota Duluth
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
Winona State University
$57,548 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$57,520 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$57,518 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oneonta
$57,417 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
$57,372 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at El Paso
$57,175 · 5 yrs out
Northern Illinois University
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
$56,666 · 5 yrs out
Sam Houston State University
$56,654 · 5 yrs out
DePaul University
$56,620 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Wheaton College

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$104,398 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$104,398 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$100,721 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Doctorate)
$97,031 · 5 yrs out
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Doctorate)
$97,031 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$95,830 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, Other (Bachelor's)
$95,830 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$91,449 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$91,449 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$89,458 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$74,959 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$73,042 · 5 yrs out

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