Bachelor's+25% vs national median210 grads tracked
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at University of Wisconsin - Madison
Ranked 3rd of 22 bachelor's programs in East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,342
middle 50%: $27,565 – $67,715
Median · 5 years out
$65,986
middle 50%: $45,075 – $95,189
Median · 10 years out
$89,177
middle 50%: $58,858 – $139,604
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
East Asian Languages graduates at UW-Madison earn a median $40k in year 1. Salaries rise to $89k by the ten-year mark.
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
≈ $7,783 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Oklahoma
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$68,560 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$64,546 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$63,451 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$61,630 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$59,037 · 5 yrs out
University of Oregon
$56,029 · 5 yrs out
Macalester College
$53,696 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$52,920 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$52,165 · 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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