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Bachelor's+4% vs national median37 grads tracked

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Salem State University

Ranked 65th of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$48,487
middle 50%: $40,536 – $63,769
Median · 5 years out
$58,858
middle 50%: $41,695 – $78,655
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

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 Salem State University's bachelor's program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $48,487 one year after graduating, rising to $58,858 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 4% above the national median of $56,401 for this field, ranking 65th 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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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,525 total interest

Same major at other universities

Miami University
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Geneseo
$59,590 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Duluth
$59,498 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$59,364 · 5 yrs out
Southern Connecticut State University
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
Dominican University
$58,974 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$58,778 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$58,497 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$58,497 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$58,406 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Illinois State University
$58,261 · 5 yrs out

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$112,807 · 5 yrs out
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$112,298 · 5 yrs out
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$99,994 · 5 yrs out
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$99,994 · 5 yrs out
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$97,133 · 5 yrs out
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$95,876 · 5 yrs out
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Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor's)
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor's)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$91,284 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature/Letters (Master's)
$89,036 · 5 yrs out

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