Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services at Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ · Bachelor's Degree · about 41 graduates a year

$16,796
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$60,883
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$49,984
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#16 of 90
Rank by pay
#31 of 90
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,345
Median federal debt

Rutgers University-New Brunswick graduates in linguistic, comparative, and related language studies and services earn 22% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 37% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Rutgers University-New Brunswick Compares for Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services

All 90 colleges reporting linguistic, comparative, and related language studies and services 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
1Duke University Durham, NC$88,098$94,542#1—
2Brandeis University Waltham, MA$78,746$69,344#4—
3Emory University Atlanta, GA$76,993$79,703#2—
4University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$76,724$69,814#3$25,059
5Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA$73,971$67,357#6$43,923
6Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA$68,263$62,160#10$37,389
7Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$66,241$67,348#7—
8Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$65,667$69,238#5—
9Georgetown University Washington, DC$65,574$57,460#21$28,278
10Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY$64,547$61,435#11$24,407
…
13University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL$61,774$60,693#13$25,921
14University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA$61,580$56,034#26$27,629
15University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO$61,080$65,491#8$35,409
16Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ$60,883$53,436#31$16,796
17Brigham Young University Provo, UT$60,469$57,310#22$34,279
18North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC$60,031$64,422#9$34,099
19The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX$59,742$60,740#12$32,185

Other Majors at Rutgers University-New Brunswick by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$126,906$78,177#5 of 126
Computer and Information Sciences$125,303$80,448#32 of 459
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$108,296$82,598#36 of 258
Chemical Engineering$100,729$67,777#49 of 158
Finance and Financial Management Services$100,695$68,338#52 of 452
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$99,155$87,594#137 of 966
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering$98,046$69,162—
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$94,598$69,320#38 of 59
Mechanical Engineering$94,561$71,569#97 of 318
Industrial Engineering$94,382$78,501#61 of 94
Engineering Science$91,309$69,336#4 of 9
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$89,850$62,097#78 of 118
Management Information Systems and Services$89,098$63,023#55 of 166
Accounting and Related Services$89,087$68,141#125 of 796
Information Science/Studies$87,757$56,360#47 of 148
Biotechnology$87,600$56,509#2 of 13
Civil Engineering$87,557$70,609#89 of 233
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$87,399$72,259#41 of 253
Economics$86,120$51,848#132 of 368
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$84,376$80,060#21 of 93
Business Administration, Management and Operations$83,606$58,896#96 of 1176
Genetics$83,484$20,373#2 of 9
Mathematics$81,845$54,953#78 of 309
Food Science and Technology$80,979$51,892#4 of 29
Statistics$80,721$63,477#34 of 50
Social Sciences$80,700$51,753#2 of 35
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$79,510$46,122#14 of 110
Human Resources Management and Services$75,850$49,441#48 of 187
Public Policy Analysis$74,865$51,082#11 of 34
Marketing$74,813$48,645#126 of 516

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Rutgers University-New Brunswick linguistic, comparative, and related language studies and services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $16,796 one year after graduating and $60,883 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Rutgers University-New Brunswick rank for linguistic, comparative, and related language studies and services?

Among 90 colleges reporting earnings for linguistic, comparative, and related language studies and services graduates, Rutgers University-New Brunswick ranks #16 by median pay four years after graduation, and #31 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is linguistic, comparative, and related language studies and services at Rutgers University-New Brunswick worth it?

Its graduates earn 22% more than the national median for linguistic, comparative, and related language studies and services ($49,984), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,345.

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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.