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Bachelor's-15% vs national median31 grads tracked

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Carleton College

Ranked 223rd of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$26,742
middle 50%: $22,905 – $32,149
Median · 5 years out
$47,878
middle 50%: $35,940 – $76,015
Median · 10 years out
$70,870
middle 50%: $49,000 – $92,387

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 Carleton College's bachelor's program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $26,742 one year after graduating, rising to $70,870 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 15% below the national median of $56,401 for this field, ranking 223rd 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
8.8 yrs
≈ $11,273 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Missouri - Kansas City
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$48,368 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Missouri State University
$48,182 · 5 yrs out
Ball State University
$48,051 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Northwest
$48,030 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$47,939 · 5 yrs out
Wright State University
$47,820 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine
$47,666 · 5 yrs out
Liberty University
$47,510 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
$47,460 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina Upstate
$47,392 · 5 yrs out
Western Connecticut State University
$47,315 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Carleton College

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$136,177 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$136,177 · 5 yrs out
Statistics (Bachelor's)
$111,686 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$102,242 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$97,751 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$79,570 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$76,770 · 5 yrs out
Philosophy (Bachelor's)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor's)
$71,298 · 5 yrs out
Philosophy and Religious Studies (Bachelor's)
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$68,521 · 5 yrs out

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