Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Brigham Young University

Provo, UT · Bachelor's Degree · about 125 graduates a year

$40,002
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$63,189
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$55,000
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#51 of 225
Rank by pay
#70 of 225
Rank, wage-adjusted
$12,500
Median federal debt

Brigham Young University graduates in romance languages, literatures, and linguistics earn 15% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 20% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Brigham Young 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
…
48University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT$63,733$57,380#99$32,795
49University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT$63,733$57,380#100$32,795
50University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT$63,733$57,380#101$32,795
51Brigham Young University Provo, UT$63,189$59,888#70$40,002
52DePauw University Greencastle, IN$62,917$67,498#26$43,049
53Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA$62,831$63,900#39$45,050
54San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA$62,623$56,983#107$25,242

Other Majors at Brigham Young University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$142,800$90,625#39 of 349
Computer Engineering$133,111$88,785#21 of 189
Finance and Financial Management Services$129,879$83,876#12 of 452
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$118,606$83,533#4 of 99
Business/Managerial Economics$117,015$75,227#4 of 84
Computer and Information Sciences$113,338$80,934#70 of 459
Marketing$112,596$64,256#1 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$105,544$71,163#24 of 1176
Chemical Engineering$101,726$77,565#42 of 158
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$99,774$77,060#110 of 258
Construction Management$98,073$73,678#18 of 57
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$97,085$64,061#4 of 67
Accounting and Related Services$96,632$68,393#70 of 796
Human Resources Management and Services$96,354$59,842#6 of 187
Statistics$96,164$63,671#19 of 50
Economics$95,227$63,332#83 of 368
Manufacturing Engineering$92,122$69,520#5 of 15
Mechanical Engineering$90,634$67,668#170 of 318
Political Science and Government$83,209$47,020#32 of 565
Civil Engineering$81,928$68,685#162 of 233
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$80,841$51,436#9 of 178
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$79,777—
Graphic Communications$73,941$38,725#4 of 59
Physics$73,747$68,664#76 of 107
International Relations and National Security Studies$71,622$50,563#37 of 118
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services$71,066$46,439#1 of 12
Communication and Media Studies$68,843$46,747#60 of 660
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$68,321$25,101#17 of 64
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology—$68,084—
Housing and Human Environments—$67,737—

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $40,002 one year after graduating and $63,189 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 225 colleges reporting earnings for romance languages, literatures, and linguistics graduates, Brigham Young University ranks #51 by median pay four years after graduation, and #70 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 15% more than the national median for romance languages, literatures, and linguistics ($55,000), and the median federal debt at graduation is $12,500.

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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.