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Bachelor's+17% vs national median73 grads tracked

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at University of Massachusetts - Amherst

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

Median · 1 year out
$30,437
middle 50%: $24,204 – $39,196
Median · 5 years out
$58,934
middle 50%: $37,821 – $77,901
Median · 10 years out
$64,175
middle 50%: $44,737 – $94,389

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 University of Massachusetts - Amherst's bachelor's program in Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $30,437 one year after graduating, rising to $64,175 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 17% above the national median of $50,227 for this field, ranking 5th 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?

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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
≈ $9,533 total interest

Same major at other universities

CUNY Hunter College
$63,970 · 5 yrs out
University of Oregon
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$61,198 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$60,144 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$56,249 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$55,369 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$55,181 · 5 yrs out
Macalester College
$53,343 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$220,712 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$188,260 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$161,437 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$159,257 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctorate)
$142,527 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$140,852 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$137,194 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$137,194 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$128,416 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$127,794 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$120,903 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$117,489 · 5 yrs out

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