Bachelor's-7% vs national median113 grads tracked
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at University of Wisconsin - Madison
Ranked 29th of 37 bachelor's programs in Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$29,833
middle 50%: $20,939 – $44,785
Median · 5 years out
$46,571
middle 50%: $31,721 – $66,144
Median · 10 years out
$69,154
middle 50%: $54,615 – $89,880
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Classics and Classical Languages graduates at the University of Wisconsin - Madison earn $30k in year one. Salaries reach $69k after a decade of work.
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
8.8 yrs
≈ $11,023 total interest
Same major at other universities
Agnes Scott College
$49,035 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$48,276 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$47,574 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$46,777 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$46,273 · 5 yrs out
Ball State University
$46,055 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$44,129 · 5 yrs out
Monmouth College
$38,771 · 5 yrs out
Wright State University
$38,377 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina Asheville
$38,279 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of Wisconsin - Madison
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$227,440 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$191,060 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$179,858 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$176,530 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$153,901 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$153,036 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctorate)
$143,232 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Bachelor's)
$140,310 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$139,926 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$134,767 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$133,218 · 5 yrs out
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor's)
$127,595 · 5 yrs out
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