Bachelor's-1% vs national median319 grads tracked
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Ranked 88th of 222 bachelor's programs in Romance 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 Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics majors earn a median of $51k initially. By year 10, salaries reach $64k.
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
Bridgewater College
$57,791 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Duluth
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
Winona State University
$57,548 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$57,520 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$57,518 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oneonta
$57,417 · 5 yrs out
Wheaton College
$57,175 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at El Paso
$57,175 · 5 yrs out
Northern Illinois University
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
$56,666 · 5 yrs out
Sam Houston State University
$56,654 · 5 yrs out
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$120,591 · 5 yrs out
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$117,867 · 5 yrs out
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$111,686 · 5 yrs out
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$110,564 · 5 yrs out
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$91,143 · 5 yrs out
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$83,702 · 5 yrs out
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