Bachelor's+24% vs national median70 grads tracked
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Washington and Lee University
Ranked 3rd of 222 bachelor's programs in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,536
middle 50%: $23,372 – $48,487
Median · 5 years out
$71,942
middle 50%: $50,353 – $98,983
Median · 10 years out
$111,513
middle 50%: $77,712 – $190,360
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Washington and Lee University graduates in Romance Languages earn $34k initially. Long-term median salaries reach $112k after ten years.
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
6.4 yrs
≈ $8,023 total interest
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University of Richmond
$72,258 · 5 yrs out
Sacred Heart University
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$70,595 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$69,819 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$68,919 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$67,829 · 5 yrs out
Weber State University
$67,465 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
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$65,353 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$65,308 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$64,812 · 5 yrs out
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