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Bachelor's-5% vs national median90 grads tracked

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Sweet Briar College

Ranked 145th of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$42,371
middle 50%: $23,482 – $59,353
Median · 5 years out
$53,312
middle 50%: $40,189 – $64,798
Median · 10 years out
$68,838
middle 50%: $49,551 – $83,179

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 Sweet Briar College's bachelor's program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $42,371 one year after graduating, rising to $68,838 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 5% below the national median of $56,401 for this field, ranking 145th 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
7.5 yrs
≈ $8,597 total interest

Same major at other universities

Georgia State University
$53,459 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Platteville
$53,444 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University-Pueblo
$53,397 · 5 yrs out
Macalester College
$53,384 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University Bozeman
$53,377 · 5 yrs out
Northern Arizona University
$53,326 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$53,260 · 5 yrs out
University of Northwestern- St Paul
$53,202 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$53,126 · 5 yrs out
Utah Valley University
$53,046 · 5 yrs out
Black Hills State University
$53,022 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University of Denver
$53,006 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Sweet Briar College

Engineering Science (Bachelor's)
$94,389 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$93,908 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$69,536 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$63,105 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's)
$61,723 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$59,691 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$58,659 · 5 yrs out
Sociology (Bachelor's)
$58,363 · 5 yrs out

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