Bachelor's-3% vs national median906 grads tracked
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Ranked 98th of 222 bachelor's programs in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$45,903
middle 50%: $27,900 – $57,636
Median · 5 years out
$56,354
middle 50%: $42,311 – $66,893
Median · 10 years out
$62,712
middle 50%: $51,947 – $74,654
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 bachelor's graduates earn a median $45,903 in year one. Median pay reaches $62,712 after a decade.
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
≈ $7,971 total interest
Same major at other universities
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
DePaul University
$56,620 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York College at Potsdam
$56,406 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at San Antonio
$56,386 · 5 yrs out
CUNY York College
$56,106 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina State University
$55,982 · 5 yrs out
West Texas A&M University
$55,849 · 5 yrs out
Georgia State University
$55,811 · 5 yrs out
Texas Southmost College
$55,713 · 5 yrs out
Sweet Briar College
$55,573 · 5 yrs out
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$143,496 · 5 yrs out
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$136,036 · 5 yrs out
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$108,447 · 5 yrs out
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$104,478 · 5 yrs out
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$100,778 · 5 yrs out
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$86,577 · 5 yrs out
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