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Bachelor's-6% vs national median463 grads tracked

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Ranked 60th of 90 bachelor's programs in Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,094
middle 50%: $23,814 – $45,612
Median · 5 years out
$50,249
middle 50%: $35,509 – $67,847
Median · 10 years out
$69,790
middle 50%: $49,636 – $96,069

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (bachelor's) graduates.

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

Linguistic studies bachelor's graduates from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities earn a median $33k in year 1. Earnings grow to $50k by year 5 and $70k by year 10.

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
8.3 yrs
≈ $10,080 total interest

Same major at other universities

Radford University
$51,424 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$51,418 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$50,818 · 5 yrs out
University of Iowa
$50,653 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$50,539 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$50,457 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$50,050 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$49,979 · 5 yrs out
Longwood University
$49,979 · 5 yrs out
East Carolina University
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Kansas City
$49,627 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Buffalo
$49,627 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Medicine (Doctorate)
$210,810 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$197,061 · 5 yrs out
Dentistry (Doctorate)
$190,811 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$181,176 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$164,949 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$160,592 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$157,166 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$156,661 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$144,896 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctorate)
$139,999 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$126,958 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$126,300 · 5 yrs out

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