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Bachelor's-16% vs national median70 grads tracked

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

Ranked 233rd of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$32,492
middle 50%: $25,346 – $43,047
Median · 5 years out
$47,119
middle 50%: $32,639 – $63,610
Median · 10 years out
$72,585
middle 50%: $52,071 – $86,191

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 Minnesota State University Moorhead's bachelor's program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $32,492 one year after graduating, rising to $72,585 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 16% below the national median of $56,401 for this field, ranking 233rd 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.

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Paid off in
8.5 yrs
≈ $10,507 total interest

Same major at other universities

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
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$47,274 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$47,270 · 5 yrs out
Cleveland State University
$47,167 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Indiana
$47,059 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama in Huntsville
$46,967 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University Southeast
$46,878 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Oklahoma
$46,803 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Kingsville
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
Presbyterian College
$46,435 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Minnesota State University Moorhead

Construction Management (Bachelor's)
$94,336 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$91,014 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$88,902 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$87,580 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$82,614 · 5 yrs out
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (Master's)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$73,565 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$72,886 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$70,461 · 5 yrs out
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$67,523 · 5 yrs out

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