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Bachelor's+5% vs national median52 grads tracked

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Hampden Sydney College

Ranked 47th of 222 bachelor's programs in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$42,309
middle 50%: $36,215 – $50,441
Median · 5 years out
$60,837
middle 50%: $40,342 – $83,557
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

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

Graduates of Hampden Sydney College's bachelor's program in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $42,309 one year after graduating, rising to $60,837 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 5% above the national median of $58,166 for this field, ranking 47th of 222 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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≈ $8,015 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Alabama
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Central Connecticut State University
$61,226 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Benedict
$61,226 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$61,078 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$60,845 · 5 yrs out
University of Lynchburg
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
Converse University
$60,342 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$60,263 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Geneseo
$60,234 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$60,004 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$59,848 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Hampden Sydney College

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$82,940 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$82,940 · 5 yrs out
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor's)
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$75,704 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$75,158 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$72,309 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out

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