Is a Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics degree worth it?
Across 226 schools, graduates of Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn a median $54,226 five years out on $20,500 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
$54,226
Median debt
$20,500
Years to pay off
3.7
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
36%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
-1.4%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
10.6%
$61,056 vs $54,571
Net price
$20,519/yr
Debt-test failures
1.2%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$11,935
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 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.