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Bachelor's+19% vs national median56 grads tracked

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Ferrum College

Ranked 11th of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$52,636
middle 50%: $37,198 – $99,192
Median · 5 years out
$67,042
middle 50%: $51,223 – $95,830
Median · 10 years out
n/a
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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 Ferrum College's bachelor's program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $52,636 one year after graduating, rising to $67,042 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 19% above the national median of $56,401 for this field, ranking 11th 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.

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≈ $6,649 total interest

Same major at other universities

Sacred Heart University
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Scholastica
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$70,116 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$69,857 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$69,014 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut College
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$66,941 · 5 yrs out
Weber State University
$65,614 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$65,590 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Old Westbury
$65,353 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$65,343 · 5 yrs out
Wofford College
$65,141 · 5 yrs out

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$53,444 · 5 yrs out

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