Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics programs

17 programs in the Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics field, each ranked by graduate earnings with institutions, cost, and career outlook.

Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
CIP 16.04

Slavic

Leads to: Interpreters and Translators

Institutions
84
States
35
Median pay
$60k
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Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
CIP 16.05

Germanic Languages

Leads to: Interpreters and Translators

Institutions
181
States
45
Median pay
$56k
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Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
CIP 16.11

Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages

Leads to: Interpreters and Translators

Institutions
63
States
28
Median pay
$48k
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Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
CIP 16.99

Foreign Languages

Leads to: Interpreters and Translators

Institutions
48
States
27
Median pay
$42k
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Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
CIP 16.09

Romance Languages

Leads to: Interpreters and Translators

Institutions
820
States
51
Median pay
$35k
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Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
CIP 16.16

American Sign Language

Leads to: Interpreters and Translators

Institutions
183
States
44
Median pay
$33k
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Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
CIP 16.01

Linguistic

Leads to: Interpreters and Translators

Institutions
407
States
50
Median pay
$27k
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Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
CIP 16.03

East Asian Languages

Leads to: Interpreters and Translators

Institutions
170
States
41
Median pay
$27k
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Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
CIP 16.02

African Languages

Leads to: Interpreters and Translators

Institutions
1
States
1
Median pay
—
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Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
CIP 16.10

American Indian/Native American Languages

Leads to: Interpreters and Translators

Institutions
20
States
11
Median pay
—
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Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
CIP 16.13

Celtic Languages

Leads to: Interpreters and Translators

Institutions
1
States
1
Median pay
—
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Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
CIP 16.12

Classics and Classical Languages

Leads to: Interpreters and Translators

Institutions
194
States
45
Median pay
—
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Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
CIP 16.08

Iranian/Persian Languages

Leads to: Interpreters and Translators

Institutions
3
States
3
Median pay
—
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Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
CIP 16.06

Modern Greek Language and Literature

Leads to: Interpreters and Translators

Institutions
2
States
2
Median pay
—
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Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
CIP 16.17

Second Language Learning

Institutions
10
States
8
Median pay
—
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Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
CIP 16.07

South Asian Languages

Leads to: Interpreters and Translators

Institutions
2
States
2
Median pay
—
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Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
CIP 16.14

Southeast Asian and Australasian/Pacific Languages

Leads to: Interpreters and Translators

Institutions
5
States
4
Median pay
—
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Data: IPEDS Fall 2025–26 provisional · College Scorecard (June 2026 release) · Census PSEO 2019–21 cohorts · BLS OEWS May 2025. Earnings are medians one year after graduation. Rankings use each institution's predominant-credential Scorecard earnings. All sources & release dates →

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