WhatGradsMake
Bachelor's-25% vs national median107 grads tracked

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Missouri Southern State University

Ranked 260th of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,286
middle 50%: $25,311 – $47,529
Median · 5 years out
$42,051
middle 50%: $30,600 – $56,029
Median · 10 years out
$74,301
middle 50%: $48,943 – $113,650

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 Missouri Southern State University's bachelor's program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $33,286 one year after graduating, rising to $74,301 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 25% below the national median of $56,401 for this field, ranking 260th 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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
8.8 yrs
≈ $11,031 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Montana (The)
$43,573 · 5 yrs out
Fort Lewis College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Bridgewater State University
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Chicago State University
$42,776 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - South Bend
$42,709 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina Asheville
$42,563 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
$38,967 · 5 yrs out
Missouri Western State University
$38,967 · 5 yrs out
Marshall University
$38,450 · 5 yrs out
Indiana State University
$38,202 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Missouri Southern State University

Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$113,289 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$80,101 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$78,215 · 5 yrs out
Marketing (Bachelor's)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$72,299 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$70,135 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$69,841 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$67,476 · 5 yrs out

Related fields of study

American Sign Language
Compare universities
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Compare universities
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Compare universities
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
Compare universities
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Compare universities
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
Compare universities