Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN · Bachelor's Degree · about 74 graduates a year

$46,030
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$85,619
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$55,000
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#6 of 225
Rank by pay
#5 of 225
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,000
Median federal debt

University of Notre Dame graduates in romance languages, literatures, and linguistics earn 56% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 22% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Notre Dame 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

Other Majors at University of Notre Dame by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Finance and Financial Management Services$160,313$99,222#3 of 452
Computer and Information Sciences$142,970$96,517#20 of 459
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$124,557$83,810#7 of 126
Mathematics and Statistics$123,663$89,689#3 of 9
Management Information Systems and Services$122,821$78,507#4 of 166
Economics$122,637$76,299#26 of 368
Accounting and Related Services$115,909$76,878#12 of 796
Chemical Engineering$113,614$83,377#8 of 158
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$112,828$85,861#24 of 258
Business/Commerce$111,444$73,170#7 of 271
Physics$110,029—#3 of 107
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$103,022$81,057#14 of 59
Biological and Physical Sciences$102,801$75,418#1 of 33
Mechanical Engineering$99,859$84,999#42 of 318
Political Science and Government$94,297$55,316#9 of 565
Mathematics$92,118$65,302#38 of 309
Marketing$91,088$63,906#19 of 516
Civil Engineering$85,781$74,499#108 of 233
Design and Applied Arts$83,414$46,825#8 of 299
Architecture$82,983$62,957#1 of 78
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$75,950$64,675#40 of 46
Area Studies$75,832$35,304#5 of 70
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics—$71,769—
History$70,423$39,522#23 of 459
Psychology$69,793—#28 of 1027
Sociology$69,704$35,915#16 of 462
International/Globalization Studies—$69,362—
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$65,458$24,615#28 of 67
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$64,880$37,531#1 of 255
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$64,152—#6 of 103

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Notre Dame romance languages, literatures, and linguistics graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $46,030 one year after graduating and $85,619 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Notre Dame rank for romance languages, literatures, and linguistics?

Among 225 colleges reporting earnings for romance languages, literatures, and linguistics graduates, University of Notre Dame ranks #6 by median pay four years after graduation, and #5 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is romance languages, literatures, and linguistics at University of Notre Dame worth it?

Its graduates earn 56% more than the national median for romance languages, literatures, and linguistics ($55,000), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,000.

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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.