Bachelor's+6% vs national median1,417 grads tracked
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Ranked 37th of 222 bachelor's programs in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,333
middle 50%: $28,411 – $54,553
Median · 5 years out
$61,728
middle 50%: $46,949 – $84,977
Median · 10 years out
$84,639
middle 50%: $61,587 – $132,928
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
Romance Languages bachelor's graduates start with a median $41k. Median earnings reach $85k 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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,976 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Saint Thomas
$62,976 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$62,592 · 5 yrs out
Elmhurst University
$62,224 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$62,111 · 5 yrs out
Furman University
$61,778 · 5 yrs out
Saint John's University
$61,703 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Commerce
$61,703 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$61,431 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Central Connecticut State University
$61,226 · 5 yrs out
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$214,723 · 5 yrs out
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$192,150 · 5 yrs out
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$167,515 · 5 yrs out
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$151,181 · 5 yrs out
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$150,648 · 5 yrs out
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$140,602 · 5 yrs out
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$121,393 · 5 yrs out
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