Bachelor's+17% vs national median1,698 grads tracked
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at University of Texas at Austin
Ranked 10th of 222 bachelor's programs in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$50,169
middle 50%: $34,972 – $66,143
Median · 5 years out
$67,829
middle 50%: $51,505 – $89,835
Median · 10 years out
$83,324
middle 50%: $63,205 – $125,467
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
Romance Languages and Linguistics graduates at UT Austin earn $50k in year one. This salary increases to $68k at year five and $83k at 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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Paid off in
6.1 yrs
≈ $6,805 total interest
Same major at other universities
Washington and Lee University
$71,942 · 5 yrs out
Sacred Heart University
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$70,595 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$69,819 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$68,919 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
Weber State University
$67,465 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Old Westbury
$65,353 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$65,308 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$64,812 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$64,798 · 5 yrs out
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$215,480 · 5 yrs out
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$206,592 · 5 yrs out
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$182,751 · 5 yrs out
Legal Professions and Studies (Doctorate)
$179,117 · 5 yrs out
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$179,117 · 5 yrs out
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$173,536 · 5 yrs out
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$164,408 · 5 yrs out
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$160,721 · 5 yrs out
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Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$147,611 · 5 yrs out
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