Bachelor's-3% vs national median305 grads tracked
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Sam Houston State University
Ranked 94th of 222 bachelor's programs in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$44,849
middle 50%: $31,217 – $56,479
Median · 5 years out
$56,654
middle 50%: $47,320 – $68,642
Median · 10 years out
$64,868
middle 50%: $49,247 – $81,928
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Bachelor's graduates in Romance Languages earn $44.8k in their first year. Ten-year median pay is $64.9k.
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
7.2 yrs
≈ $8,052 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
$57,372 · 5 yrs out
Wheaton College
$57,175 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at El Paso
$57,175 · 5 yrs out
Northern Illinois University
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
$56,666 · 5 yrs out
DePaul University
$56,620 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York College at Potsdam
$56,406 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at San Antonio
$56,386 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$56,354 · 5 yrs out
CUNY York College
$56,106 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina State University
$55,982 · 5 yrs out
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$115,506 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$108,971 · 5 yrs out
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$107,743 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$104,899 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Bachelor's)
$94,427 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Doctorate)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$90,139 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$90,083 · 5 yrs out
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (Master's)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$86,568 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$83,343 · 5 yrs out
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