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Bachelor's-11% vs national median130 grads tracked

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Purdue University Fort Wayne

Ranked 193rd of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$39,556
middle 50%: $27,929 – $62,446
Median · 5 years out
$50,381
middle 50%: $39,655 – $77,524
Median · 10 years out
$53,793
middle 50%: $41,572 – $72,156

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 Purdue University Fort Wayne's bachelor's program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $39,556 one year after graduating, rising to $53,793 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 11% below the national median of $56,401 for this field, ranking 193rd 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.

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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,388 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Missouri - Saint Louis
$51,052 · 5 yrs out
Portland State University
$50,937 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$50,818 · 5 yrs out
Lander University
$50,767 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Morris
$50,752 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$50,559 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Northwest
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
$50,168 · 5 yrs out
Hollins University
$50,050 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Purchase
$50,050 · 5 yrs out
Longwood University
$49,979 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$49,948 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Purdue University Fort Wayne

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$127,241 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$121,240 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$110,938 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$107,834 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$102,996 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$93,945 · 5 yrs out
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$89,353 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$87,389 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$87,056 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$86,911 · 5 yrs out

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