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Bachelor's+27% vs national median130 grads tracked

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Washington and Lee University

Ranked 4th of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$36,215
middle 50%: $26,170 – $109,443
Median · 5 years out
$71,441
middle 50%: $48,182 – $98,392
Median · 10 years out
$113,256
middle 50%: $77,013 – $189,915

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 Washington and Lee University's bachelor's program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $36,215 one year after graduating, rising to $113,256 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 27% above the national median of $56,401 for this field, ranking 4th 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
6.3 yrs
≈ $7,804 total interest

Same major at other universities

Georgia Institute of Technology
$73,820 · 5 yrs out
Quinnipiac University
$72,966 · 5 yrs out
University of Richmond
$72,052 · 5 yrs out
Sacred Heart University
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Scholastica
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$70,116 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$69,857 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$69,014 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut College
$67,570 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Washington and Lee University

Legal Professions and Studies (Doctorate)
$120,727 · 5 yrs out
Law (Doctorate)
$120,727 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$117,024 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$117,024 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$111,605 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$108,900 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$107,690 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$104,558 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$88,696 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$80,325 · 5 yrs out

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