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Bachelor's+6% vs national median37 grads tracked

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other at Southern Oregon University

Ranked 5th of 10 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$32,393
middle 50%: $19,889 – $44,012
Median · 5 years out
$53,107
middle 50%: $24,348 – $69,154
Median · 10 years out
n/a
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Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other (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, Other earn a median $32,393 one year after graduating, rising to $53,107 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 6% above the national median of $50,050 for this field, ranking 5th of 10 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
8.6 yrs
≈ $10,060 total interest

Same major at other universities

Clemson University
$68,600 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$60,738 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Purchase
$50,050 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$49,520 · 5 yrs out
Augusta University
$49,131 · 5 yrs out
University of West Georgia
$49,035 · 5 yrs out
Indiana State University
$36,980 · 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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