Is a Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services degree worth it?
Across 80 schools, graduates of Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services earn a median $49,272 five years out on $19,500 of debt — most often working as Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$49,272
Median debt
$19,500
Years to pay off
3.8
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
37%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
-1.4%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
10.6%
$54,911 vs $49,063
Net price
$18,441/yr
Debt-test failures
3.6%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$15,999
vs avg, adjusted
See where this degree leads, who's hiring, and whether the pay covers the rent.
Explore Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.