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Bachelor's-3% vs national median435 grads tracked

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Saint Olaf College

Ranked 124th of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$38,279
middle 50%: $26,460 – $57,268
Median · 5 years out
$54,646
middle 50%: $40,382 – $72,524
Median · 10 years out
$76,921
middle 50%: $55,849 – $99,411

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 Saint Olaf College's bachelor's program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $38,279 one year after graduating, rising to $76,921 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 3% below the national median of $56,401 for this field, ranking 124th 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
7.5 yrs
≈ $8,905 total interest

Same major at other universities

Utah Tech University
$54,993 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$54,919 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
$54,894 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical College
$54,877 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$54,720 · 5 yrs out
Western Illinois University
$54,669 · 5 yrs out
Saint John's University
$54,615 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - River Falls
$54,286 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at San Antonio
$54,213 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$54,162 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
$53,971 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Buffalo
$53,943 · 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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