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Bachelor's-9% vs national median134 grads tracked

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Radford University

Ranked 179th of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$34,351
middle 50%: $25,346 – $49,703
Median · 5 years out
$51,424
middle 50%: $37,216 – $71,360
Median · 10 years out
$61,827
middle 50%: $42,505 – $90,454

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 Radford University's bachelor's program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $34,351 one year after graduating, rising to $61,827 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 9% below the national median of $56,401 for this field, ranking 179th 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
≈ $9,872 total interest

Same major at other universities

McNeese State University
$51,737 · 5 yrs out
College of Charleston
$51,731 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$51,722 · 5 yrs out
Converse University
$51,694 · 5 yrs out
Mary Baldwin University
$51,694 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
$51,600 · 5 yrs out
Randolph - Macon College
$51,341 · 5 yrs out
Oregon State University
$51,282 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Colorado
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
SUNY at Fredonia
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Covenant College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Roanoke College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Radford University

Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$106,400 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Certificate)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$88,398 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$87,544 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$86,530 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$82,573 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$78,720 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$74,324 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$73,668 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's)
$72,884 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$72,496 · 5 yrs out

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