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Bachelor's0% vs national median517 grads tracked

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services at Virginia Commonwealth University

Ranked 34th of 90 bachelor's programs in Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$35,049
middle 50%: $25,858 – $46,521
Median · 5 years out
$53,501
middle 50%: $40,550 – $67,835
Median · 10 years out
$65,658
middle 50%: $48,648 – $94,389

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Linguistics students at Virginia Commonwealth University earn a median $35k in their first year. Salaries climb to $54k after five years and $66k by the tenth year.

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
≈ $9,503 total interest

Same major at other universities

Pennsylvania State University (The) - Berks
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$54,919 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$54,757 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - River Falls
$54,286 · 5 yrs out
Christopher Newport University
$53,664 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Platteville
$53,444 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$53,421 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University-Pueblo
$53,397 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University Bozeman
$53,377 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$52,920 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Virginia Commonwealth University

Dentistry (Doctorate)
$175,347 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$157,685 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$154,279 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$152,472 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$131,725 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$130,026 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Doctorate)
$128,182 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$123,259 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$122,217 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$105,799 · 5 yrs out
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (Master's)
$105,500 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$105,054 · 5 yrs out

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