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Bachelor's-3% vs national median120 grads tracked

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Ohio State University (The)

Ranked 24th of 37 bachelor's programs in Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,905
middle 50%: $23,065 – $40,342
Median · 5 years out
$48,487
middle 50%: $35,872 – $61,703
Median · 10 years out
$66,779
middle 50%: $46,728 – $95,724

Salary trajectory

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

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

Ohio State University graduates in Classics and Classical Languages earn $31,905 in their first year. Median salaries grow to $48,487 at five years and $66,779 at ten years.

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
8.6 yrs
≈ $10,506 total interest

Same major at other universities

Hollins University
$50,676 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$50,539 · 5 yrs out
University of Mary Washington
$50,227 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$49,582 · 5 yrs out
College of Charleston
$49,328 · 5 yrs out
Agnes Scott College
$49,035 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$48,276 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$47,574 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$46,777 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$46,571 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$46,273 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Ohio State University (The)

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$187,241 · 5 yrs out
Dentistry (Doctorate)
$168,256 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$163,027 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctorate)
$161,330 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$153,518 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$147,582 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$143,232 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$142,871 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$139,336 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$137,127 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Doctorate)
$131,379 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (Bachelor's)
$123,938 · 5 yrs out

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