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Bachelor's+10% vs national median207 grads tracked

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Furman University

Ranked 37th of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$39,569
middle 50%: $29,756 – $45,353
Median · 5 years out
$62,111
middle 50%: $46,004 – $84,199
Median · 10 years out
$75,063
middle 50%: $55,856 – $109,256

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

Graduates of Furman University's bachelor's program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $39,569 one year after graduating, rising to $75,063 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 10% above the national median of $56,401 for this field, ranking 37th of 264 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
6.9 yrs
≈ $8,158 total interest

Same major at other universities

Clemson University
$62,920 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$62,487 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Mennonite University
$62,393 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$62,224 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Benedict
$61,926 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Commerce
$61,703 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$61,594 · 5 yrs out
Wheaton College
$61,468 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$61,398 · 5 yrs out
Central Connecticut State University
$61,167 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Furman University

Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$111,278 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$96,257 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$92,861 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$86,717 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$84,537 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$83,368 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$82,749 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$82,749 · 5 yrs out
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Bachelor's)
$78,655 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$73,347 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$73,347 · 5 yrs out

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