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Bachelor's-5% vs national median74 grads tracked

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Ranked 140th of 264 bachelor's programs in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$43,255
middle 50%: $31,371 – $50,636
Median · 5 years out
$53,444
middle 50%: $38,416 – $64,050
Median · 10 years out
$62,446
middle 50%: $47,666 – $87,070

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

Graduates of University of Wisconsin - Platteville's bachelor's program in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $43,255 one year after graduating, rising to $62,446 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 5% below the national median of $56,401 for this field, ranking 140th of 264 reporting programs.

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
7.6 yrs
≈ $8,522 total interest

Same major at other universities

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
Virginia Commonwealth University
$53,501 · 5 yrs out
Georgia State University
$53,459 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University-Pueblo
$53,397 · 5 yrs out
Macalester College
$53,384 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University Bozeman
$53,377 · 5 yrs out
Northern Arizona University
$53,326 · 5 yrs out
Sweet Briar College
$53,312 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$53,260 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$133,556 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$126,019 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$96,714 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$96,244 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Engineering (Bachelor's)
$90,000 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$89,020 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$88,004 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$86,293 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$86,293 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Physics (Bachelor's)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$82,614 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering (Bachelor's)
$81,770 · 5 yrs out

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