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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

Graduates of Wofford College's bachelor's program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $42,822 one year after graduating, rising to $74,872 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 16% above the national median of $56,401 for this field, ranking 17th 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
6.6 yrs
≈ $7,627 total interest

Same major at other universities

Ferrum College
$67,042 · 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

Other majors at Wofford College

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Bachelor's)
$89,177 · 5 yrs out
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies (Bachelor's)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$82,929 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$80,971 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$78,675 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$72,146 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$69,325 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out

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