Master's+1% vs national median230 grads tracked
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Kent State University
Ranked 40th of 86 master's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$49,152
middle 50%: $37,729 – $59,529
Median · 5 years out
$61,104
middle 50%: $46,240 – $79,314
Median · 10 years out
$76,823
middle 50%: $60,033 – $97,692
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Kent State University reports a median first-year salary of $49k for Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics masters graduates. Ten-year median earnings rise to $77k.
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
6.5 yrs
≈ $7,271 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Winthrop University
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$62,075 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas
$61,703 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$61,594 · 5 yrs out
Illinois State University
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$61,051 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$60,908 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Arlington
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$60,472 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$60,442 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Kent State University
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$150,471 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$140,244 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$130,533 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$122,007 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$105,332 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$105,290 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$99,744 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$92,964 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$92,921 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$89,996 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$89,527 · 5 yrs out
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