Bachelor's-5% vs national median517 grads tracked
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
Ranked 131st of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,898
middle 50%: $30,061 – $51,313
Median · 5 years out
$53,835
middle 50%: $42,175 – $66,514
Median · 10 years out
$67,387
middle 50%: $55,621 – $82,537
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Foreign Languages bachelor's degree graduates earn a median of $39,898 in their first year. Median earnings reach $67,387 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
7.7 yrs
≈ $8,852 total interest
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$54,615 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - River Falls
$54,286 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at San Antonio
$54,213 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$54,162 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
$53,971 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Buffalo
$53,943 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
$53,735 · 5 yrs out
University of Oregon
$53,731 · 5 yrs out
Christopher Newport University
$53,664 · 5 yrs out
Berry College
$53,615 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Illinois University
$53,591 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$53,578 · 5 yrs out
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