WhatGradsMake
Bachelor's-8% vs national median40 grads tracked

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Ball State University

Ranked 31st of 37 bachelor's programs in Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$34,840
middle 50%: $23,425 – $45,751
Median · 5 years out
$46,055
middle 50%: $35,626 – $50,311
Median · 10 years out
$54,757
middle 50%: $41,920 – $68,476

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (bachelor's) graduates.

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

Graduates of Ball State University's bachelor's program in Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $34,840 one year after graduating, rising to $54,757 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 8% below the national median of $50,227 for this field, ranking 31st of 37 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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
9.1 yrs
≈ $10,627 total interest

Same major at other universities

Pennsylvania State University (The)
$48,276 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$47,574 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$46,777 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$46,571 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$46,273 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$44,129 · 5 yrs out
Monmouth College
$38,771 · 5 yrs out
Wright State University
$38,377 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina Asheville
$38,279 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$38,279 · 5 yrs out
University of Iowa
$35,757 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Ball State University

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor's)
$104,232 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$98,755 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$97,243 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$96,168 · 5 yrs out
Construction Management (Bachelor's)
$89,880 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$89,443 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Doctorate)
$88,775 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$85,374 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$85,374 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Doctorate)
$85,242 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$83,054 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$81,671 · 5 yrs out

Related fields of study

American Sign Language
Compare universities
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Compare universities
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Compare universities
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
Compare universities
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Compare universities
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
Compare universities