Master's-8% vs national median216 grads tracked
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Ranked 72nd of 86 master's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$44,669
middle 50%: $31,611 – $56,620
Median · 5 years out
$55,380
middle 50%: $38,355 – $69,584
Median · 10 years out
$67,174
middle 50%: $49,855 – $83,791
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
Master's graduates in Foreign Languages at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee earn a median $45k initially. Salaries increase to $55k by year five and $67k by year ten.
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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,165 total interest
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$56,357 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$56,069 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$56,069 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at San Antonio
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Missouri
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Kansas City
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
University of Akron (The)
$54,993 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$54,993 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University
$54,857 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$54,783 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Buffalo
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
University of Oregon
$53,718 · 5 yrs out
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$141,539 · 5 yrs out
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$122,053 · 5 yrs out
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$120,228 · 5 yrs out
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$116,180 · 5 yrs out
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$114,196 · 5 yrs out
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