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Bachelor's-11% vs national median148 grads tracked

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Hollins University

Ranked 196th of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$35,340
middle 50%: $23,234 – $46,435
Median · 5 years out
$50,050
middle 50%: $35,115 – $71,671
Median · 10 years out
$66,438
middle 50%: $45,365 – $92,787

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 Hollins University's bachelor's program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $35,340 one year after graduating, rising to $66,438 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 11% below the national median of $56,401 for this field, ranking 196th 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.

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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,841 total interest

Same major at other universities

Lander University
$50,767 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Morris
$50,752 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$50,559 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$50,381 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Northwest
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
$50,168 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Purchase
$50,050 · 5 yrs out
Longwood University
$49,979 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$49,948 · 5 yrs out
University of South Dakota
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
$49,831 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Tyler
$49,789 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Hollins University

Economics (Bachelor's)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$64,834 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$61,737 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$60,442 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$60,442 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$60,021 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$57,329 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$54,857 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's)
$54,857 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$53,696 · 5 yrs out
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$53,008 · 5 yrs out
Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's)
$53,008 · 5 yrs out

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