Bachelor's0% vs national median603 grads tracked
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
Ranked 96th of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$36,605
middle 50%: $25,131 – $48,862
Median · 5 years out
$56,401
middle 50%: $43,956 – $69,070
Median · 10 years out
$66,323
middle 50%: $49,855 – $85,137
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
First-year median earnings for Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics majors are $37k. Decadal salaries reach $66k.
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
7.7 yrs
≈ $9,011 total interest
Same major at other universities
St. Cloud State University
$57,052 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina State University
$56,711 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University
$56,595 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$56,564 · 5 yrs out
Randolph College
$56,563 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York College at Potsdam
$56,406 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$56,398 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University
$56,249 · 5 yrs out
Sam Houston State University
$56,207 · 5 yrs out
CUNY York College
$56,106 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$56,040 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$56,013 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Master's)
$171,106 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$119,554 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$95,445 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$93,465 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$93,465 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$89,945 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$89,939 · 5 yrs out
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctorate)
$89,939 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$85,760 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's)
$84,422 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's)
$81,376 · 5 yrs out
Statistics (Bachelor's)
$81,295 · 5 yrs out
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