Bachelor's-1% vs national median401 grads tracked
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Texas Southmost College
Ranked 107th of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$47,959
middle 50%: $32,168 – $55,100
Median · 5 years out
$55,679
middle 50%: $47,043 – $63,842
Median · 10 years out
$58,869
middle 50%: $52,744 – $66,271
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
Texas Southmost College graduates in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median of $48k in their first year. This increases to $56k by year five and $59k 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
7.2 yrs
≈ $7,817 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$56,040 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$56,013 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$55,996 · 5 yrs out
University of Iowa
$55,902 · 5 yrs out
West Texas A&M University
$55,849 · 5 yrs out
Concordia College - Moorhead
$55,713 · 5 yrs out
East Carolina University
$55,546 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Illinois University
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Connecticut State University
$55,307 · 5 yrs out
Sul Ross State University
$55,307 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University, Mankato
$55,181 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Brockport
$55,161 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Texas Southmost College
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$108,475 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$105,099 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$100,138 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$86,086 · 5 yrs out
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$85,664 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$82,614 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$72,466 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$71,026 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature/Letters (Master's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$62,662 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$61,375 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
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