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 graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California175$21,7931 year out$41,829$17,491 2University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California125$30,5241 year out$72,162$15,000 3University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California125$27,6291 year out$52,393$14,100 4University of FloridaGainesville, Florida109$30,2051 year out$48,373$19,912 5University of Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasSan Juan, Puerto Rico98$9,6051 year out$28,496$5,500 6University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California88$25,0591 year out$59,312$14,000 7University of South FloridaTampa, Florida68$28,6581 year out—$16,500 8North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina64$34,0991 year out—$19,250 9Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah60$34,2791 year out$53,301$11,621 10University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington57—1 year out$54,648—11Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey55$23,7541 year out$58,459$27,000 12Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York53—1 year out——13Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia53$37,3891 year out$62,956$22,500 14California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California48$18,3931 year out$40,052$12,580 15University of California-DavisDavis, California48$22,9651 year out$41,582$16,079 16University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts48$20,3341 year out$47,529—17University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina48$24,6581 year out$57,670$17,775 18University of MemphisMemphis, Tennessee48$23,5331 year out$45,728$25,750 19University of California-RiversideRiverside, California47$20,2121 year out$40,306$17,283 20The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee47$31,7131 year out—$20,612 21New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico46$27,7201 year out$46,805$19,125 22University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri45$35,4091 year out—$19,286 23University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia44$17,8641 year out$49,918$22,420 24Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey41$16,7961 year out$53,565$24,249 25Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona39$38,1771 year out—$20,500 26Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York39$24,4071 year out$66,762$19,001 27University of OregonEugene, Oregon39$23,6151 year out$45,321$23,187 28Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York38$26,3531 year out$61,676$22,250 29The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas38—1 year out—$29,250 30Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado37—1 year out$60,473$16,225 31Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee37$34,8561 year out$43,035$21,187 32The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas37$31,9931 year out$53,688$23,156 33Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio36$27,7881 year out$53,401$20,096 34Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas34—1 year out—$23,091 35George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia34$40,1051 year out$51,693$21,850 36James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia34$45,1221 year out$62,734$18,398 37Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington33$24,2321 year out$41,342$19,899 38Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado32$29,8031 year out$49,196$31,023 39Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut32—1 year out——40University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan32$27,6991 year out$53,477$15,124 41Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri32$29,8301 year out—$21,500 42The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama31—1 year out——43Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia31—1 year out——44Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi30—1 year out$74,778—45University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado29—1 year out$39,279—46Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia29$16,5681 year out$37,613$23,267 47University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky29$27,4491 year out—$26,530 48University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland29$23,7421 year out$49,113$18,500 49Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina29—1 year out$94,560—50Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia28—1 year out——51Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, Illinois28$25,9211 year out—$24,500 52University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona27—1 year out$51,217—53West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, Pennsylvania27—1 year out——54San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California26$22,0011 year out—$11,000 55University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland26—1 year out$64,229—56The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas26$32,1851 year out$54,698$21,892 57Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana25—1 year out—$18,635 58Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina25$24,6571 year out—$23,342 59The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas25$30,8951 year out—$16,833 60The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas25$26,4751 year out$24,899$16,502 61Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, California24—1 year out——62Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia24$28,2781 year out$71,822$17,500 63Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts23—1 year out$49,068—64University of RochesterRochester, New York23—1 year out——65University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York23$26,7031 year out$45,647$19,125 66William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia23—1 year out——67University of North GeorgiaDahlonega, Georgia23$32,5211 year out$78,292$24,315 68Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts22—1 year out——69University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota22$28,3401 year out$55,450$18,706 70Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire22—1 year out——71University of North TexasDenton, Texas22$20,5221 year out—$20,824 72University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah22$30,2511 year out—$21,715 73University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin22—1 year out——74California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California21$21,5011 year out$51,950—75Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York21—1 year out$53,112$15,500 76Stanford UniversityStanford, California21—1 year out——77University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California20—1 year out——78University of Southern IndianaEvansville, Indiana20—1 year out——79Truman State UniversityKirksville, Missouri20—1 year out——80University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, Nebraska20$33,8281 year out$40,387$12,000 81Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey20—1 year out——82Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa19$25,0651 year out$48,394$24,793 83University of Southern MainePortland, Maine19$27,8951 year out—$25,437 84University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri19—1 year out——85Reed CollegePortland, Oregon19$25,5611 year out—$21,250 86University of Mary WashingtonFredericksburg, Virginia19—1 year out$53,079$20,500 87Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois18—1 year out——88Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland18—1 year out$51,579—89Brandeis UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts18—1 year out——90Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan18$20,9391 year out$43,788$25,924 91Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island18—1 year out——92Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas18—1 year out——93University of Central ArkansasConway, Arkansas17—1 year out$39,958—94University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut17—1 year out——95University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois17$25,9211 year out$48,264$19,500 96University of IowaIowa City, Iowa17—1 year out—$27,000 97CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York17$24,9001 year out$49,706—98Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon17—1 year out$38,552$29,671 99The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, Tennessee17—1 year out$42,579—100University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, Mississippi16—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

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

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 (—).