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Associate+1% vs national median134 grads tracked

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Lone Star College System

Ranked 16th of 41 associate programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$32,149
middle 50%: $25,230 – $43,304
Median · 5 years out
$44,030
middle 50%: $28,644 – $61,756
Median · 10 years out
$53,107
middle 50%: $35,452 – $65,986

Salary trajectory

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

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

Graduates of Lone Star College System's associate program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $32,149 one year after graduating, rising to $53,107 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 1% above the national median of $43,609 for this field, ranking 16th of 41 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
9.6 yrs
≈ $11,423 total interest

Same major at other universities

Portland Community College
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
Tulsa Community College
$46,142 · 5 yrs out
South Texas College
$44,805 · 5 yrs out
Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical College
$44,669 · 5 yrs out
El Paso Community College
$44,669 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State Community College
$43,918 · 5 yrs out
Suffolk County Community College
$43,609 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$43,240 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Central College
$42,505 · 5 yrs out
Nassau Community College
$42,371 · 5 yrs out
Tyler Junior College
$42,371 · 5 yrs out

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$108,135 · 5 yrs out
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$90,782 · 5 yrs out
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$88,842 · 5 yrs out
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$83,557 · 5 yrs out
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$82,784 · 5 yrs out
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$81,191 · 5 yrs out
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$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$77,306 · 5 yrs out
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$76,015 · 5 yrs out

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