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Bachelor's+1% vs national median42 grads tracked

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Saint Olaf College

Ranked 17th of 37 bachelor's programs in Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$41,544
middle 50%: $25,504 – $49,582
Median · 5 years out
$50,881
middle 50%: $43,216 – $89,880
Median · 10 years out
$71,605
middle 50%: $57,175 – $99,192

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (bachelor's) graduates.

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

Graduates of Saint Olaf College's bachelor's program in Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $41,544 one year after graduating, rising to $71,605 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 1% above the national median of $50,227 for this field, ranking 17th of 37 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
7.8 yrs
≈ $8,906 total interest

Same major at other universities

Macalester College
$53,343 · 5 yrs out
Randolph - Macon College
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$52,508 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Buffalo
$52,311 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Gustavus Adolphus College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Hollins University
$50,676 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$50,539 · 5 yrs out
University of Mary Washington
$50,227 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$49,582 · 5 yrs out
College of Charleston
$49,328 · 5 yrs out
Agnes Scott College
$49,035 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Saint Olaf College

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$120,035 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$120,035 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$85,545 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$78,948 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$78,045 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$78,045 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$76,166 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$76,166 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$72,148 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$67,022 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$65,735 · 5 yrs out

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