WhatGradsMake
Bachelor's+7% vs national median130 grads tracked

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Stephen F Austin State University

Ranked 49th of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$35,811
middle 50%: $26,493 – $48,121
Median · 5 years out
$60,484
middle 50%: $47,856 – $68,920
Median · 10 years out
$66,690
middle 50%: $54,836 – $78,305

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 Stephen F Austin State University's bachelor's program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $35,811 one year after graduating, rising to $66,690 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 7% above the national median of $56,401 for this field, ranking 49th 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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,731 total interest

Same major at other universities

Central Connecticut State University
$61,167 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$60,895 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
University of Lynchburg
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$60,691 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at El Paso
$60,637 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$60,413 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$60,377 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$60,342 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$60,101 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$60,062 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Dallas
$60,043 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Stephen F Austin State University

Education (Doctorate)
$110,564 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$103,464 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$88,283 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$85,033 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$83,422 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$82,986 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$81,295 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$76,828 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources and Conservation (Master's)
$76,267 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$74,457 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$74,102 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$73,872 · 5 yrs out

Related fields of study

American Sign Language
Compare universities
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Compare universities
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Compare universities
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
Compare universities
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Compare universities
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
Compare universities