Bachelor's-5% vs national median127 grads tracked
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at University of Missouri - Columbia
Ranked 26th of 37 bachelor's programs in Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$30,118
middle 50%: $23,864 – $39,129
Median · 5 years out
$47,574
middle 50%: $35,419 – $65,634
Median · 10 years out
$67,138
middle 50%: $51,341 – $95,762
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
Missouri’s Classics graduates earn $30k in year one. Five‑year median rises to $48k, and $67k by year ten.
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
8.8 yrs
≈ $10,881 total interest
Same major at other universities
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
Ohio State University (The)
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$48,276 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$46,777 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$46,571 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$46,273 · 5 yrs out
Ball State University
$46,055 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$44,129 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of Missouri - Columbia
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$180,791 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$172,774 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$172,774 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$161,330 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$128,558 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$119,795 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$104,465 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$103,997 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$102,185 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Doctorate)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Doctorate)
$100,947 · 5 yrs out
Veterinary Medicine (Doctorate)
$100,947 · 5 yrs out
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