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Master's+32% vs national median171 grads tracked

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Southern Oregon University

Ranked 11th of 86 master's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$72,776
middle 50%: $61,332 – $90,646
Median · 5 years out
$79,787
middle 50%: $68,838 – $104,398
Median · 10 years out
n/a
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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

Graduates of Southern Oregon University's master's program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $72,776 one year after graduating, rising to $79,787 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 32% above the national median of $60,442 for this field, ranking 11th of 86 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.

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Paid off in
4.7 yrs
≈ $4,861 total interest

Same major at other universities

State University of New York at Stony Brook
$91,050 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Hilo
$90,782 · 5 yrs out
Central Connecticut State University
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$85,137 · 5 yrs out
Southern Connecticut State University
$84,025 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$79,495 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$78,881 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Commerce
$76,487 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Iowa
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Graduate School & University Center
$71,871 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$70,625 · 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
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
Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's)
$62,662 · 5 yrs out

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