Bachelor's-6% vs national median339 grads tracked
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical College
Ranked 120th of 222 bachelor's programs in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,168
middle 50%: $24,702 – $51,544
Median · 5 years out
$54,479
middle 50%: $39,394 – $73,728
Median · 10 years out
$63,485
middle 50%: $48,081 – $93,989
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
Romance Languages graduates at LSU earn $37.2k in their first year. Medians reach $63.5k after ten years.
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
7.8 yrs
≈ $9,152 total interest
Same major at other universities
Utah Tech University
$54,993 · 5 yrs out
Bethel University
$54,898 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University
$54,857 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
$54,845 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
$54,682 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Iowa
$54,642 · 5 yrs out
East Carolina University
$54,376 · 5 yrs out
Covenant College
$54,365 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
$54,276 · 5 yrs out
Western Illinois University
$54,216 · 5 yrs out
University of Oregon
$54,187 · 5 yrs out
Agnes Scott College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
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$164,239 · 5 yrs out
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$131,581 · 5 yrs out
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$123,649 · 5 yrs out
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$120,780 · 5 yrs out
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$120,095 · 5 yrs out
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$116,501 · 5 yrs out
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$111,433 · 5 yrs out
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$110,267 · 5 yrs out
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$109,373 · 5 yrs out
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$107,906 · 5 yrs out
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$106,714 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Doctorate)
$105,787 · 5 yrs out
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