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Bachelor's-24% vs national median40 grads tracked

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Ohio University

Ranked 36th of 37 bachelor's programs in Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$27,979
middle 50%: $19,360 – $64,402
Median · 5 years out
$38,279
middle 50%: $29,153 – $49,247
Median · 10 years out
$66,619
middle 50%: $43,047 – $80,863

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

Graduates of Ohio University's bachelor's program in Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $27,979 one year after graduating, rising to $66,619 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 24% below the national median of $50,227 for this field, ranking 36th of 37 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
9.8 yrs
≈ $12,678 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$46,273 · 5 yrs out
Ball State University
$46,055 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$44,129 · 5 yrs out
Monmouth College
$38,771 · 5 yrs out
Wright State University
$38,377 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina Asheville
$38,279 · 5 yrs out
University of Iowa
$35,757 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Ohio University

Medicine (Doctorate)
$196,708 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$162,461 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$130,918 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$112,107 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$111,028 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$110,763 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Doctorate)
$109,817 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$103,276 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$97,169 · 5 yrs out
Marketing (Certificate)
$97,133 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out

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