Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Georgetown University

Washington, DC · Bachelor's Degree · about 18 graduates a year

$46,190
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$70,025
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$55,000
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#22 of 225
Rank by pay
#57 of 225
Rank, wage-adjusted
$17,500
Median federal debt

Georgetown University graduates in romance languages, literatures, and linguistics earn 27% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 25% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Georgetown University Compares for Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

All 225 colleges reporting romance languages, literatures, and linguistics earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN$114,368$124,935#1$47,208
2Villanova University Villanova, PA$94,964$96,579#2$45,088
3Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX$93,769$95,336#3$57,858
4Cornell University Ithaca, NY$89,275$84,971#6$33,419
5George Washington University Washington, DC$88,114$77,211#13—
6University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN$85,619$91,853#5$46,030
7Syracuse University Syracuse, NY$84,654$80,573#7$39,825
8Fordham University Bronx, NY$83,961$79,913#8$44,073
9Colgate University Hamilton, NY$81,802$77,859#11$53,541
10Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA$79,925$92,519#4$32,356
…
19Tufts University Medford, MA$70,767$62,318#49$49,164
20Clemson University Clemson, SC$70,584$78,267#9$39,209
21Weber State University Ogden, UT$70,174$66,508#29$27,989
22Georgetown University Washington, DC$70,025$61,360#57$46,190
23Rockhurst University Kansas City, MO$69,747$74,783#17—
24Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD$69,353$60,865#64—
25Drew University Madison, NJ$69,293$60,817#65$27,823

Other Majors at Georgetown University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
International Business$159,452$81,800#1 of 115
Finance and Financial Management Services$152,744$106,218#4 of 452
Computer Science$143,900$92,974#36 of 349
Health and Medical Administrative Services$143,686$74,354#1 of 275
Accounting and Related Services$141,931$89,564#1 of 796
Management Information Systems and Services$138,263$83,756#2 of 166
Mathematics$127,760$88,081#9 of 309
Economics$118,999$84,460#33 of 368
Business Administration, Management and Operations$117,733$77,479#12 of 1176
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$112,722$66,719#3 of 476
Marketing$105,944$74,819#4 of 516
Psychology$99,007$51,959#1 of 1027
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$92,963—
Science, Technology and Society$89,228$51,399#3 of 10
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing—$84,915—
International Relations and National Security Studies$82,197$50,588#15 of 118
Political Science and Government$79,502$55,247#44 of 565
English Language and Literature$78,370$52,122#3 of 576
Biology$77,132$37,196#36 of 841
History$75,501$49,876#15 of 459
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution$73,534$49,699#2 of 6
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$65,574$28,278#9 of 90
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies—$51,388—
Public Health—$50,415—
Sociology—$40,079—
Biological and Physical Sciences—$22,631—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Georgetown University romance languages, literatures, and linguistics graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $46,190 one year after graduating and $70,025 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Georgetown University rank for romance languages, literatures, and linguistics?

Among 225 colleges reporting earnings for romance languages, literatures, and linguistics graduates, Georgetown University ranks #22 by median pay four years after graduation, and #57 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is romance languages, literatures, and linguistics at Georgetown University worth it?

Its graduates earn 27% more than the national median for romance languages, literatures, and linguistics ($55,000), and the median federal debt at graduation is $17,500.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.