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Master's+4% vs national median62 grads tracked

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Minnesota State University, Mankato

Ranked 33rd of 86 master's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$63,610
middle 50%: $48,487 – $76,770
Median · 5 years out
$62,818
middle 50%: $47,574 – $94,389
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 (master's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Minnesota State University, Mankato's master's program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $63,610 one year after graduating, rising to $62,818 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 4% above the national median of $60,442 for this field, ranking 33rd of 86 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
5.8 yrs
≈ $5,955 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Texas at El Paso
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
$65,194 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$63,769 · 5 yrs out
Texas State University
$63,681 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$62,985 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Winthrop University
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$62,075 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas
$61,703 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$61,594 · 5 yrs out
Illinois State University
$61,332 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Minnesota State University, Mankato

Engineering (Master's)
$111,945 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$110,650 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$105,162 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$101,341 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$99,769 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$97,115 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$95,990 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$95,590 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Bachelor's)
$94,989 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$94,389 · 5 yrs out
Construction Management (Bachelor's)
$94,288 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$92,158 · 5 yrs out

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