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Master's+4% vs national median43 grads tracked

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Winthrop University

Ranked 35th of 86 master's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$68,098
middle 50%: $52,283 – $88,826
Median · 5 years out
$62,818
middle 50%: $46,435 – $79,157
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (master's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Winthrop University's master's program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $68,098 one year after graduating, rising to $62,818 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 4% above the national median of $60,442 for this field, ranking 35th of 86 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
5.5 yrs
≈ $5,618 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Hawaii at Manoa
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$63,769 · 5 yrs out
Texas State University
$63,681 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$62,985 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University, Mankato
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$62,075 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas
$61,703 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$61,594 · 5 yrs out
Illinois State University
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$61,104 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$61,051 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Winthrop University

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$90,007 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$82,573 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$82,573 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$67,797 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$65,387 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$65,226 · 5 yrs out
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (Master's)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$61,969 · 5 yrs out
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's)
$61,827 · 5 yrs out

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