Bachelor's+12% vs national median959 grads tracked
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at University of Texas at Arlington
Ranked 28th of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$50,372
middle 50%: $34,571 – $67,373
Median · 5 years out
$63,262
middle 50%: $46,598 – $76,750
Median · 10 years out
$74,077
middle 50%: $59,129 – $89,004
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
University of Texas at Arlington graduates in Foreign Languages earn $50k in their first year. Median salaries hit $74k after ten years.
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
6.3 yrs
≈ $7,037 total interest
Same major at other universities
Elmhurst University
$64,249 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$64,005 · 5 yrs out
Binghamton University
$63,900 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$63,770 · 5 yrs out
Midwestern State University
$63,548 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Cortland
$63,522 · 5 yrs out
James Madison University
$63,182 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$63,110 · 5 yrs out
Clemson University
$62,920 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$62,487 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of Texas at Arlington
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$165,855 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$154,179 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$139,470 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$131,085 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$130,617 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$129,780 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$120,396 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$118,664 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$115,019 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$112,462 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$106,692 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$104,678 · 5 yrs out
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