Bachelor's+16% vs national median206 grads tracked
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Wofford College
Ranked 17th of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$42,822
middle 50%: $29,336 – $54,474
Median · 5 years out
$65,141
middle 50%: $48,165 – $84,400
Median · 10 years out
$74,872
middle 50%: $52,419 – $101,945
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
Wofford College graduates in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn $43k in year one. Median pay reaches $75k 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
6.6 yrs
≈ $7,627 total interest
Same major at other universities
Connecticut College
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$66,941 · 5 yrs out
Weber State University
$65,614 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$65,590 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Old Westbury
$65,353 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$65,343 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$64,649 · 5 yrs out
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
$64,546 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$64,459 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Downtown
$64,318 · 5 yrs out
Elmhurst University
$64,249 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$64,005 · 5 yrs out
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