Bachelor's-6% vs national median246 grads tracked
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Ranked 117th of 222 bachelor's programs in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,662
middle 50%: $28,634 – $51,746
Median · 5 years out
$54,845
middle 50%: $42,624 – $70,480
Median · 10 years out
$65,458
middle 50%: $50,539 – $88,826
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
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics graduates from University of Wisconsin - Whitewater earn $42k in year one. Median earnings hit $65k 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
7.5 yrs
≈ $8,562 total interest
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$55,307 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Brockport
$55,161 · 5 yrs out
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$55,111 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mesa University
$55,078 · 5 yrs out
Utah Tech University
$54,993 · 5 yrs out
Bethel University
$54,898 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University
$54,857 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
$54,682 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Iowa
$54,642 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical College
$54,479 · 5 yrs out
East Carolina University
$54,376 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
$54,276 · 5 yrs out
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$93,599 · 5 yrs out
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$86,430 · 5 yrs out
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$86,150 · 5 yrs out
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$72,847 · 5 yrs out
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$71,446 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (Bachelor's)
$70,655 · 5 yrs out
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