Bachelor's+13% vs national median386 grads tracked
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at College of William & Mary
Ranked 12th of 222 bachelor's programs in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$44,116
middle 50%: $30,082 – $57,111
Median · 5 years out
$65,986
middle 50%: $49,659 – $86,717
Median · 10 years out
$88,278
middle 50%: $61,879 – $140,627
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
William & Mary graduates in Romance Languages and Linguistics start with a $44k median salary. By year ten, median earnings reach $88k.
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
6.4 yrs
≈ $7,431 total interest
Same major at other universities
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
University of Texas at Austin
$67,829 · 5 yrs out
Weber State University
$67,465 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut College
$65,458 · 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
Binghamton University
$64,702 · 5 yrs out
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$153,413 · 5 yrs out
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$147,475 · 5 yrs out
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$127,147 · 5 yrs out
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$125,457 · 5 yrs out
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$125,269 · 5 yrs out
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$124,141 · 5 yrs out
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$124,141 · 5 yrs out
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$114,072 · 5 yrs out
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$107,201 · 5 yrs out
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$103,464 · 5 yrs out
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$102,356 · 5 yrs out
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$102,356 · 5 yrs out
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