Bachelor's+14% vs national median732 grads tracked
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Ranked 20th of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,047
middle 50%: $29,121 – $60,272
Median · 5 years out
$64,459
middle 50%: $49,029 – $86,257
Median · 10 years out
$80,815
middle 50%: $55,531 – $119,974
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
Virginia Tech graduates in Foreign Languages see a first-year median salary of $43k. Ten-year earnings average $81k.
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
6.6 yrs
≈ $7,637 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$65,590 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Old Westbury
$65,353 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$65,343 · 5 yrs out
Wofford College
$65,141 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$64,649 · 5 yrs out
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
$64,546 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Downtown
$64,318 · 5 yrs out
Elmhurst University
$64,249 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$64,005 · 5 yrs out
Binghamton University
$63,900 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$63,770 · 5 yrs out
Midwestern State University
$63,548 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$160,426 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$155,674 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$148,193 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$132,072 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$130,533 · 5 yrs out
Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$129,123 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$125,251 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$125,251 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$121,443 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$119,838 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$116,512 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$109,749 · 5 yrs out
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