Bachelor's-14% vs national median286 grads tracked
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Ranked 172nd of 222 bachelor's programs in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$36,182
middle 50%: $25,764 – $46,978
Median · 5 years out
$50,265
middle 50%: $37,935 – $64,175
Median · 10 years out
$63,874
middle 50%: $46,630 – $81,072
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
The median starting salary for Romance Languages bachelor's graduates is $36k. Mid-career earnings reach $50k, rising to $64k after 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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,734 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
$50,847 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$50,806 · 5 yrs out
Lander University
$50,767 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
$50,477 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Northwest
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
University of South Dakota
$50,215 · 5 yrs out
Hollins University
$50,197 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Morris
$50,065 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Monroe
$50,050 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Wesleyan University
$50,050 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
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$122,053 · 5 yrs out
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