Bachelor's0% vs national median252 grads tracked
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Saint Olaf College
Ranked 80th of 222 bachelor's programs in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,021
middle 50%: $27,035 – $57,334
Median · 5 years out
$57,980
middle 50%: $43,137 – $74,791
Median · 10 years out
$79,787
middle 50%: $57,301 – $105,599
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
Saint Olaf College graduates in Romance Languages earn a median $39k in year 1. Median earnings jump to $80k after ten years.
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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,518 total interest
Same major at other universities
Concordia College - Moorhead
$58,325 · 5 yrs out
University of Iowa
$58,207 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$58,166 · 5 yrs out
Worcester State University
$58,150 · 5 yrs out
Millikin University
$58,065 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$58,021 · 5 yrs out
Macalester College
$57,957 · 5 yrs out
Bridgewater College
$57,791 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Duluth
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
Winona State University
$57,548 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$57,520 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$57,518 · 5 yrs out
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$120,035 · 5 yrs out
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$120,035 · 5 yrs out
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$85,545 · 5 yrs out
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$78,948 · 5 yrs out
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$78,045 · 5 yrs out
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$78,045 · 5 yrs out
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