Bachelor's-8% vs national median727 grads tracked
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at College of Charleston
Ranked 174th of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,446
middle 50%: $24,565 – $43,402
Median · 5 years out
$51,731
middle 50%: $36,040 – $69,297
Median · 10 years out
$66,514
middle 50%: $48,334 – $95,815
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
Foreign Languages graduates from the College of Charleston earn $33k in their first year. Median pay grows to $52k by year five and $67k by year ten.
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
≈ $9,900 total interest
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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
Southern Oregon University
$51,789 · 5 yrs out
McNeese State University
$51,737 · 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
Radford University
$51,424 · 5 yrs out
Randolph - Macon College
$51,341 · 5 yrs out
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$121,352 · 5 yrs out
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$99,015 · 5 yrs out
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$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
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$89,476 · 5 yrs out
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$77,926 · 5 yrs out
Marketing (Bachelor's)
$76,854 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
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$75,391 · 5 yrs out
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$73,075 · 5 yrs out
International Business (Bachelor's)
$71,457 · 5 yrs out
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