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
Stephen F Austin State University’s Foreign Language grads start at $36k. They grow to $60k after five years, topping $67k 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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,731 total interest
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$60,342 · 5 yrs out
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$60,101 · 5 yrs out
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$60,062 · 5 yrs out
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$60,043 · 5 yrs out
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$110,564 · 5 yrs out
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$103,464 · 5 yrs out
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$88,283 · 5 yrs out
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$85,033 · 5 yrs out
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$83,422 · 5 yrs out
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$82,986 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$81,295 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$76,828 · 5 yrs out
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$76,267 · 5 yrs out
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$74,102 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$73,872 · 5 yrs out
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