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Bachelor's+6% vs national median90 grads tracked

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Saint John's University

Ranked 38th of 222 bachelor's programs in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$48,698
middle 50%: $30,620 – $61,036
Median · 5 years out
$61,703
middle 50%: $49,606 – $92,467
Median · 10 years out
$96,190
middle 50%: $73,442 – $141,822

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 Saint John's University's bachelor's program in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $48,698 one year after graduating, rising to $96,190 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 6% above the national median of $58,166 for this field, ranking 38th 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
6.4 yrs
≈ $7,246 total interest

Same major at other universities

College of Staten Island/CUNY
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$62,592 · 5 yrs out
Elmhurst University
$62,224 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$62,111 · 5 yrs out
Furman University
$61,778 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$61,728 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Commerce
$61,703 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$61,431 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Central Connecticut State University
$61,226 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Benedict
$61,226 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Saint John's University

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$100,874 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$100,874 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$91,844 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$91,460 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$88,538 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$87,064 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$85,882 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$83,507 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$81,941 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$80,055 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor's)
$75,329 · 5 yrs out

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