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Bachelor's+6% vs national median96 grads tracked

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Gustavus Adolphus College

Ranked 58th of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$42,423
middle 50%: $30,143 – $52,731
Median · 5 years out
$59,848
middle 50%: $44,549 – $76,015
Median · 10 years out
$79,787
middle 50%: $64,930 – $99,674

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 Gustavus Adolphus College's bachelor's program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $42,423 one year after graduating, rising to $79,787 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 6% above the national median of $56,401 for this field, ranking 58th 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
6.9 yrs
≈ $8,012 total interest

Same major at other universities

CUNY Lehman College
$60,342 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$60,101 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$60,062 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Dallas
$60,043 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$60,018 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$59,940 · 5 yrs out
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

Other majors at Gustavus Adolphus College

Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$115,217 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$114,253 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$89,177 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$88,397 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$82,892 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$82,892 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$82,803 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$81,295 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's)
$79,056 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$78,233 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$67,633 · 5 yrs out

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