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Bachelor's-8% vs national median129 grads tracked

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Southern Oregon University

Ranked 172nd of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,394
middle 50%: $22,663 – $42,415
Median · 5 years out
$51,789
middle 50%: $32,639 – $65,873
Median · 10 years out
$66,986
middle 50%: $50,710 – $99,433

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

Graduates of Southern Oregon University's bachelor's program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $31,394 one year after graduating, rising to $66,986 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 8% below the national median of $56,401 for this field, ranking 172nd of 264 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
8.3 yrs
≈ $10,166 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Illinois Chicago
$52,293 · 5 yrs out
Lamar University
$52,116 · 5 yrs out
Agnes Scott College
$52,031 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Denver
$52,014 · 5 yrs out
University of North Georgia
$51,929 · 5 yrs out
Angelo State University
$51,896 · 5 yrs out
McNeese State University
$51,737 · 5 yrs out
College of Charleston
$51,731 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$51,722 · 5 yrs out
Converse University
$51,694 · 5 yrs out
Mary Baldwin University
$51,694 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
$51,600 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Southern Oregon University

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$91,050 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$89,177 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$87,528 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$84,400 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$72,134 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$71,863 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (Bachelor's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$63,705 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$63,377 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$62,848 · 5 yrs out

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