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Bachelor's-9% vs national median181 grads tracked

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Roanoke College

Ranked 185th of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$38,967
middle 50%: $26,804 – $52,636
Median · 5 years out
$51,223
middle 50%: $37,454 – $69,946
Median · 10 years out
$61,737
middle 50%: $43,384 – $86,086

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 Roanoke College's bachelor's program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $38,967 one year after graduating, rising to $61,737 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 9% below the national median of $56,401 for this field, ranking 185th 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 yrs
≈ $9,281 total interest

Same major at other universities

Radford University
$51,424 · 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
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Saint Louis
$51,052 · 5 yrs out
Portland State University
$50,937 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$50,818 · 5 yrs out
Lander University
$50,767 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Morris
$50,752 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Roanoke College

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$111,513 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$73,442 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$68,236 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$68,236 · 5 yrs out
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$64,138 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor's)
$62,360 · 5 yrs out

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