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Bachelor's+9% vs national median78 grads tracked

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at University of Massachusetts at Boston

Ranked 26th of 222 bachelor's programs in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$42,006
middle 50%: $31,171 – $51,627
Median · 5 years out
$63,610
middle 50%: $46,663 – $80,472
Median · 10 years out
$86,717
middle 50%: $55,464 – $105,799

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

Graduates of University of Massachusetts at Boston's bachelor's program in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $42,006 one year after graduating, rising to $86,717 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 9% above the national median of $58,166 for this field, ranking 26th of 222 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
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,779 total interest

Same major at other universities

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
$64,546 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Arlington
$64,533 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Downtown
$64,318 · 5 yrs out
Gustavus Adolphus College
$64,226 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$63,818 · 5 yrs out
Utah Valley University
$63,723 · 5 yrs out
Midwestern State University
$63,548 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Cortland
$63,522 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$63,151 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$63,082 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$62,976 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$62,818 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Massachusetts at Boston

Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$161,007 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctorate)
$161,007 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$137,588 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$132,649 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$122,667 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$113,002 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$99,939 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$99,939 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$97,005 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$97,005 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (Master's)
$92,187 · 5 yrs out

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