Bachelor's-19% vs national median210 grads tracked
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Bowling Green State University
Ranked 244th of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$31,398
middle 50%: $21,299 – $43,331
Median · 5 years out
$45,852
middle 50%: $32,136 – $59,902
Median · 10 years out
$59,443
middle 50%: $46,834 – $73,970
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
Foreign language and linguistics majors start with $31k in year one. Median pay reaches $59k 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
9.2 yrs
≈ $11,089 total interest
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$46,207 · 5 yrs out
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$45,912 · 5 yrs out
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$45,751 · 5 yrs out
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$45,751 · 5 yrs out
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$45,751 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Maine
$45,075 · 5 yrs out
Missouri State University
$44,810 · 5 yrs out
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$44,711 · 5 yrs out
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$104,907 · 5 yrs out
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