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Bachelor's-17% vs national median147 grads tracked

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Indiana University Southeast

Ranked 236th of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$36,156
middle 50%: $26,246 – $49,627
Median · 5 years out
$46,878
middle 50%: $33,495 – $56,484
Median · 10 years out
$60,696
middle 50%: $49,171 – $73,538

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

Graduates of Indiana University Southeast's bachelor's program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $36,156 one year after graduating, rising to $60,696 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 17% below the national median of $56,401 for this field, ranking 236th of 264 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.

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Paid off in
8.7 yrs
≈ $10,201 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$47,274 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$47,270 · 5 yrs out
Cleveland State University
$47,167 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University Moorhead
$47,119 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Indiana
$47,059 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama in Huntsville
$46,967 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Oklahoma
$46,803 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Kingsville
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
Presbyterian College
$46,435 · 5 yrs out
Winthrop University
$46,359 · 5 yrs out
Adams State University
$46,207 · 5 yrs out
Valdosta State University
$46,207 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Indiana University Southeast

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$122,286 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$89,378 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$83,382 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$77,605 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$74,063 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$73,636 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$71,899 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$71,899 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$69,441 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out

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