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Bachelor's-2% vs national median157 grads tracked

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Ranked 47th of 90 bachelor's programs in Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$35,528
middle 50%: $25,454 – $49,085
Median · 5 years out
$52,354
middle 50%: $33,937 – $72,585
Median · 10 years out
$64,085
middle 50%: $41,424 – $120,903

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Linguistic studies graduates at the University of Wisconsin - Madison earn $36k in their first year. Median salaries reach $52k at five years and $64k at 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
8.1 yrs
≈ $9,581 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Colorado Boulder
$52,860 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Military Institute
$52,839 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University of Denver
$52,818 · 5 yrs out
Macalester College
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Old Dominion University
$52,575 · 5 yrs out
Portland State University
$52,435 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Colorado
$52,071 · 5 yrs out
Kennesaw State University
$52,060 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Saint Louis
$52,055 · 5 yrs out
Clemson University
$51,929 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$51,651 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$51,576 · 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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