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Bachelor's-6% vs national median532 grads tracked

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)

Ranked 118th of 222 bachelor's programs in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,685
middle 50%: $23,314 – $44,536
Median · 5 years out
$54,682
middle 50%: $41,435 – $73,123
Median · 10 years out
$70,135
middle 50%: $48,182 – $104,545

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

Graduates of University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)'s bachelor's program in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $31,685 one year after graduating, rising to $70,135 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 6% below the national median of $58,166 for this field, ranking 118th of 222 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
8 yrs
≈ $9,765 total interest

Same major at other universities

Georgia College & State University
$55,111 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mesa University
$55,078 · 5 yrs out
Utah Tech University
$54,993 · 5 yrs out
Bethel University
$54,898 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University
$54,857 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
$54,845 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Iowa
$54,642 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical College
$54,479 · 5 yrs out
East Carolina University
$54,376 · 5 yrs out
Covenant College
$54,365 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
$54,276 · 5 yrs out
Western Illinois University
$54,216 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)

Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$115,854 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$105,799 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$103,276 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$96,423 · 5 yrs out
Statistics (Bachelor's)
$93,054 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$90,755 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$88,696 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (Bachelor's)
$83,719 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$80,156 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$79,121 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$78,439 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$75,042 · 5 yrs out

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