WhatGradsMake
Bachelor's-10% vs national median91 grads tracked

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Southern Oregon University

Ranked 146th of 222 bachelor's programs in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,122
middle 50%: $23,276 – $42,295
Median · 5 years out
$52,401
middle 50%: $36,129 – $65,511
Median · 10 years out
$65,986
middle 50%: $47,901 – $98,953

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Romance 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 Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $31,122 one year after graduating, rising to $65,986 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 10% below the national median of $58,166 for this field, ranking 146th of 222 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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

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
≈ $10,143 total interest

Same major at other universities

South Dakota State University
$52,849 · 5 yrs out
Portland State University
$52,832 · 5 yrs out
Southern Utah University
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Western Oregon University
$52,580 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$52,435 · 5 yrs out
University of New Orleans (The)
$52,401 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Denver
$52,354 · 5 yrs out
College of Charleston
$52,180 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
$52,100 · 5 yrs out
Truman State University
$52,031 · 5 yrs out
Angelo State University
$52,031 · 5 yrs out
University of West Georgia
$51,994 · 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

Related fields of study

American Sign Language
Compare universities
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Compare universities
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Compare universities
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Compare universities
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
Compare universities
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Compare universities