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Bachelor's-2% vs national median82 grads tracked

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at College of Charleston

Ranked 22nd of 37 bachelor's programs in Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,227
middle 50%: $24,837 – $38,460
Median · 5 years out
$49,328
middle 50%: $33,267 – $73,157
Median · 10 years out
$61,545
middle 50%: $44,398 – $88,299

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 College of Charleston's bachelor's program in Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $31,227 one year after graduating, rising to $61,545 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 2% below the national median of $50,227 for this field, ranking 22nd 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
8.8 yrs
≈ $10,582 total interest

Same major at other universities

Gustavus Adolphus College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Saint Olaf College
$50,881 · 5 yrs out
Hollins University
$50,676 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$50,539 · 5 yrs out
University of Mary Washington
$50,227 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$49,582 · 5 yrs out
Agnes Scott College
$49,035 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$48,276 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$47,574 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$46,777 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$46,663 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at College of Charleston

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$121,352 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$99,015 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$96,281 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$95,876 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$89,880 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$89,476 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$77,926 · 5 yrs out
Marketing (Bachelor's)
$76,854 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$75,391 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$73,075 · 5 yrs out
International Business (Bachelor's)
$71,457 · 5 yrs out

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