Master's-1% vs national median297 grads tracked
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at University of Wisconsin - Madison
Ranked 49th of 86 master's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,848
middle 50%: $30,532 – $59,582
Median · 5 years out
$60,029
middle 50%: $43,530 – $75,470
Median · 10 years out
$71,810
middle 50%: $54,163 – $92,405
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
UW-Madison master's graduates in Foreign Languages earn a median $44k in year one. Ten-year median earnings reach $72k.
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
6.9 yrs
≈ $7,877 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$60,908 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Arlington
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$60,472 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$60,442 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$60,371 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
$60,144 · 5 yrs out
Portland State University
$59,649 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina State University
$58,998 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$58,680 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$58,363 · 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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