Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services

5,954 students earn a linguistic, comparative, and related language studies and services credential each year across 387 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $27,629
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $49,347

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 291 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia34$45,1221 year out$62,734$18,398 2Virginia Military InstituteLexington, Virginia16$43,9231 year out$72,503—3George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia34$40,1051 year out$51,693$21,850 4Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, Texas7$38,3751 year out—$19,495 5Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona39$38,1771 year out—$20,500 6University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania15$37,8591 year out$48,759$22,000 7The University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, Arizona5$37,8531 year out$41,222$43,603 8Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia53$37,3891 year out$62,956$22,500 9Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, Illinois9$37,1551 year out—$29,875 10East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina15$35,5611 year out—$25,560 11University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri45$35,4091 year out—$19,286 12Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee37$34,8561 year out$43,035$21,187 13Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah60$34,2791 year out$53,301$11,621 14North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina64$34,0991 year out—$19,250 15University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, Nebraska20$33,8281 year out$40,387$12,000 16Montana State UniversityBozeman, Montana—$33,4151 year out—$23,250 17Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida15$32,7561 year out—$18,500 18West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia—$32,6841 year out$51,800$20,916 19University of North GeorgiaDahlonega, Georgia23$32,5211 year out$78,292$24,315 20The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas26$32,1851 year out$54,698$21,892 21The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas37$31,9931 year out$53,688$23,156 22The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee47$31,7131 year out—$20,612 23Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, New Jersey0$31,6221 year out$54,685$26,000 24The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas25$30,8951 year out—$16,833 25Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, Virginia5$30,6351 year out$49,017$26,000 26University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California125$30,5241 year out$72,162$15,000 27University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah22$30,2511 year out—$21,715 28University of FloridaGainesville, Florida109$30,2051 year out$48,373$19,912 29Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri32$29,8301 year out—$21,500 30Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, Pennsylvania16$29,8211 year out—$27,000 31Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado32$29,8031 year out$49,196$31,023 32Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina16$29,5601 year out$40,554$26,112 33University of South FloridaTampa, Florida68$28,6581 year out—$16,500 34University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota22$28,3401 year out$55,450$18,706 35Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia24$28,2781 year out$71,822$17,500 36University of Southern MainePortland, Maine19$27,8951 year out—$25,437 37Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio36$27,7881 year out$53,401$20,096 38New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico46$27,7201 year out$46,805$19,125 39University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan32$27,6991 year out$53,477$15,124 40University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California125$27,6291 year out$52,393$14,100 41University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky29$27,4491 year out—$26,530 42University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, New Mexico9$27,3661 year out$30,127—43Wichita State UniversityWichita, Kansas14$27,2841 year out—$17,750 44University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York23$26,7031 year out$45,647$19,125 45The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas25$26,4751 year out$24,899$16,502 46Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York38$26,3531 year out$61,676$22,250 47Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, Illinois28$25,9211 year out—$24,500 48University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois17$25,9211 year out$48,264$19,500 49Reed CollegePortland, Oregon19$25,5611 year out—$21,250 50University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin12$25,2851 year out$48,586$25,479 51Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa19$25,0651 year out$48,394$24,793 52University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California88$25,0591 year out$59,312$14,000 53California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California—$24,9611 year out$48,691$16,449 54CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York17$24,9001 year out$49,706—55University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina48$24,6581 year out$57,670$17,775 56Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina25$24,6571 year out—$23,342 57Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York39$24,4071 year out$66,762$19,001 58Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington33$24,2321 year out$41,342$19,899 59University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North Carolina13$24,0581 year out—$26,414 60Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey55$23,7541 year out$58,459$27,000 61University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland29$23,7421 year out$49,113$18,500 62University of OregonEugene, Oregon39$23,6151 year out$45,321$23,187 63University of MemphisMemphis, Tennessee48$23,5331 year out$45,728$25,750 64University of California-DavisDavis, California48$22,9651 year out$41,582$16,079 65California State University-FullertonFullerton, California15$22,7231 year out$43,659$15,833 66San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California26$22,0011 year out—$11,000 67University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California175$21,7931 year out$41,829$17,491 68California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California21$21,5011 year out$51,950—69Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan18$20,9391 year out$43,788$25,924 70University of North TexasDenton, Texas22$20,5221 year out—$20,824 71University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts48$20,3341 year out$47,529—72University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis, Missouri12$20,3191 year out$40,433$27,000 73University of California-RiversideRiverside, California47$20,2121 year out$40,306$17,283 74University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California13$19,8091 year out$52,751$13,998 75California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California48$18,3931 year out$40,052$12,580 76University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia44$17,8641 year out$49,918$22,420 77Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey41$16,7961 year out$53,565$24,249 78Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia29$16,5681 year out$37,613$23,267 79University of VermontBurlington, Vermont7$14,0941 year out—$21,625 80University of Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasSan Juan, Puerto Rico98$9,6051 year out$28,496$5,500 81University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington57—1 year out$54,648—82Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York53—1 year out——83The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas38—1 year out—$29,250 84Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado37—1 year out$60,473$16,225 85Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas34—1 year out—$23,091 86Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut32—1 year out——87The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama31—1 year out——88Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia31—1 year out——89Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi30—1 year out$74,778—90University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado29—1 year out$39,279—91Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina29—1 year out$94,560—92Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia28—1 year out——93University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona27—1 year out$51,217—94West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, Pennsylvania27—1 year out——95University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland26—1 year out$64,229—96Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana25—1 year out—$18,635 97Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, California24—1 year out——98Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts23—1 year out$49,068—99University of RochesterRochester, New York23—1 year out——100William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia23—1 year out——

Associate programs — 49 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California43—1 year out——2American River CollegeSacramento, California42—1 year out——3Blinn College DistrictBrenham, Texas32—1 year out——4Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California31—1 year out——5CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York, New York31—1 year out——6Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California23—1 year out——7Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach, California19—1 year out——8College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada19—1 year out——9Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas17—1 year out——10South Texas CollegeMcAllen, Texas14—1 year out——11Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California12—1 year out——12Community College of AuroraAurora, Colorado8—1 year out——13Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico8—1 year out——14Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield, North Carolina7—1 year out——15Monterey Peninsula CollegeMonterey, California6—1 year out——16Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California6—1 year out——17San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California6—1 year out——18Solano Community CollegeFairfield, California6—1 year out——19Central Texas CollegeKilleen, Texas6—1 year out——20Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California5—1 year out——21Wilson Community CollegeWilson, North Carolina5—1 year out——22Oklahoma City Community CollegeOklahoma City, Oklahoma5—1 year out——23Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California4—1 year out——24Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California4—1 year out——25Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California4—1 year out——26Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio4—1 year out——27Moreno Valley CollegeMoreno Valley, California4—1 year out——28Middle Georgia State UniversityMacon, Georgia4—1 year out——29East Mississippi Community CollegeScooba, Mississippi3—1 year out——30Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston, Mississippi3—1 year out——31Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma CityOklahoma City, Oklahoma3—1 year out——32Eastern Arizona CollegeThatcher, Arizona2—1 year out——33Fresno City CollegeFresno, California2—1 year out——34North Idaho CollegeCoeur d'Alene, Idaho2—1 year out——35Snow CollegeEphraim, Utah2—1 year out——36Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California1—1 year out——37Butler Community CollegeEl Dorado, Kansas1—1 year out——38Bunker Hill Community CollegeBoston, Massachusetts1—1 year out——39Itawamba Community CollegeFulton, Mississippi1—1 year out——40Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington, North Carolina1—1 year out——41Rose State CollegeMidwest City, Oklahoma1—1 year out——42Mt Hood Community CollegeGresham, Oregon1—1 year out——43Del Mar CollegeCorpus Christi, Texas1—1 year out——44Lee CollegeBaytown, Texas1—1 year out——45Odessa CollegeOdessa, Texas1—1 year out——46Paris Junior CollegeParis, Texas1—1 year out——47South Plains CollegeLevelland, Texas1—1 year out——48Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah1—1 year out——49Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, California1—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 77 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1American UniversityWashington, District of Columbia31$52,4931 year out—$24,250 2University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania31$36,5571 year out$61,926$25,154 3Durham Technical Community CollegeDurham, North Carolina75$26,2461 year out——4University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina—$25,6301 year out—$19,500 5The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas43—1 year out——6University of FloridaGainesville, Florida29—1 year out——7Surry Community CollegeDobson, North Carolina27—1 year out——8Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California21—1 year out——9Sampson Community CollegeClinton, North Carolina20—1 year out——10University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts19—1 year out——11Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas19—1 year out——12Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin19—1 year out$45,123—13City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California18—1 year out——14Community College of AuroraAurora, Colorado18—1 year out——15Johnson County Community CollegeOverland Park, Kansas17—1 year out——16Pima Community CollegeTucson, Arizona14—1 year out——17Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California14—1 year out——18Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio14—1 year out——19Purdue University Fort WayneFort Wayne, Indiana13—1 year out——20Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado12—1 year out——21Metropolitan Community College-Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri12—1 year out——22Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico12—1 year out——23CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York12—1 year out——24Wilson Community CollegeWilson, North Carolina12—1 year out——25Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan11—1 year out——26Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin, Missouri10—1 year out——27Beaufort County Community CollegeWashington, North Carolina10—1 year out——28De Anza CollegeCupertino, California9—1 year out——29Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California9—1 year out——30Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona8—1 year out——31University of ToledoToledo, Ohio8—1 year out——32Viterbo UniversityLa Crosse, Wisconsin8—1 year out——33Moreno Valley CollegeMoreno Valley, California8—1 year out——34Elgin Community CollegeElgin, Illinois7—1 year out——35Century CollegeWhite Bear Lake, Minnesota7—1 year out——36Texas A & M University-Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, Texas7—1 year out——37Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri6—1 year out——38Metropolitan Community College AreaOmaha, Nebraska6—1 year out——39College of Saint MaryOmaha, Nebraska6—1 year out——40Waukesha County Technical CollegePewaukee, Wisconsin6—1 year out——41University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland5—1 year out——42Adelphi UniversityGarden City, New York5—1 year out——43Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield, North Carolina5—1 year out——44Arkansas Tech UniversityRussellville, Arkansas4—1 year out——45Monterey Peninsula CollegeMonterey, California4—1 year out——46Cape Cod Community CollegeWest Barnstable, Massachusetts4—1 year out——47University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn, Michigan4—1 year out——48University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, Missouri4—1 year out——49The University of MontanaMissoula, Montana4—1 year out——50Alamance Community CollegeGraham, North Carolina4—1 year out——51Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma CityOklahoma City, Oklahoma4—1 year out——52Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania4—1 year out—$27,000 53Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, Virginia4—1 year out——54Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona3—1 year out——55Rio Salado CollegeTempe, Arizona3—1 year out——56Northwestern CollegeOrange City, Iowa3—1 year out——57Bristol Community CollegeFall River, Massachusetts3—1 year out——58Lake Region State CollegeDevils Lake, North Dakota3—1 year out——59University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio3—1 year out——60Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon3—1 year out——61University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens Point, Wisconsin3—1 year out——62Augusta UniversityAugusta, Georgia3—1 year out——63University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville, Alabama2—1 year out——64Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California2—1 year out——65UCNJ Union College of Union County New JerseyCranford, New Jersey2—1 year out——66University of North DakotaGrand Forks, North Dakota2—1 year out——67Wright State University-Main CampusDayton, Ohio2—1 year out——68Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——69University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah2—1 year out——70University of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage, Alaska1—1 year out——71Cypress CollegeCypress, California1—1 year out——72Webster UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri1—1 year out——73CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York, New York1—1 year out——74University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio1—1 year out——75Corban UniversitySalem, Oregon1—1 year out——76Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——77University of North GeorgiaDahlonega, Georgia1—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).