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Bachelor's+5% vs national median58 grads tracked

Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Ranked 19th of 53 bachelor's programs in Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$37,592
middle 50%: $25,214 – $47,878
Median · 5 years out
$57,867
middle 50%: $41,844 – $76,554
Median · 10 years out
$96,791
middle 50%: $56,595 – $125,035

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (bachelor's) graduates.

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

Graduates of University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill's bachelor's program in Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $37,592 one year after graduating, rising to $96,791 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 5% above the national median of $55,181 for this field, ranking 19th of 53 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
7.1 yrs
≈ $8,610 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Michigan
$62,075 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$61,545 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas
$60,738 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$59,135 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$58,227 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$56,524 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$56,406 · 5 yrs out
Georgia State University
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Saint Olaf College
$55,307 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$55,181 · 5 yrs out
Illinois State University
$54,857 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$214,723 · 5 yrs out
Dentistry (Doctorate)
$192,150 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$178,780 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$167,515 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$151,181 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$150,648 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Bachelor's)
$147,757 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$140,602 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$127,840 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$125,175 · 5 yrs out
Journalism (Bachelor's)
$124,373 · 5 yrs out
Library Science (Doctorate)
$121,393 · 5 yrs out

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