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Bachelor's+2% vs national median319 grads tracked

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Ranked 87th of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$51,334
middle 50%: $38,536 – $57,619
Median · 5 years out
$57,372
middle 50%: $50,075 – $65,815
Median · 10 years out
$63,970
middle 50%: $56,642 – $72,786

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 University of Texas of the Permian Basin's bachelor's program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $51,334 one year after graduating, rising to $63,970 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 2% above the national median of $56,401 for this field, ranking 87th 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?

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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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,327 total interest

Same major at other universities

Loyola University Chicago
$57,514 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Berks
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
Hampden Sydney College
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$57,463 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$57,436 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oneonta
$57,417 · 5 yrs out
Northern Illinois University
$57,360 · 5 yrs out
Millikin University
$57,248 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud State University
$57,052 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina State University
$56,711 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University
$56,595 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$56,564 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Petroleum Engineering (Bachelor's)
$120,591 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$117,867 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$111,686 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$110,564 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$110,564 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$106,733 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$92,357 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$91,143 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$84,259 · 5 yrs out
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (Master's)
$84,083 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$83,702 · 5 yrs out

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