Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.

Master's Degree•131 Institutions

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.

Annual Full Cost vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution. Shows the spread of annual sticker price (or net price if sticker price is unavailable) vs earnings 4 years post-grad.

Field Median ($56,415)

P25-P75 Interval ($41,025 - $63,005)

Bachelor's Baseline ($56,938)

Breakeven Line (0% ROI)

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Institution	State	Earnings	Avg Net Price	Median Debt	Lifetime Value Added
Southern Oregon University Ashland	OR	$79,671 Nat: $60,728 4yr Post-Grad	$20,998 /yr	-	+$25k
The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa	AL	- Nat: $60,728	$20,202 /yr	-	-$0
Auburn University Auburn	AL	- Nat: $60,728	$25,424 /yr	-	-$0
Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe	AZ	- Nat: $60,728	$14,694 /yr	-	-$0
University of Arkansas Fayetteville	AR	- Nat: $60,728	$17,571 /yr	-	-$0
California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield	CA	- Nat: $60,728	$4,001 /yr	-	-$0
California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino	CA	- Nat: $60,728	$3,946 /yr	-	-$0
California State University-Fresno Fresno	CA	- Nat: $60,728	$5,418 /yr	-	-$0
California State University-Fullerton Fullerton	CA	- Nat: $60,728	$5,115 /yr	-	-$0
California State University-Long Beach Long Beach	CA	- Nat: $60,728	$9,426 /yr	-	-$0
California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles	CA	- Nat: $60,728	$2,385 /yr	-	-$0
California State University-Northridge Northridge	CA	- Nat: $60,728	$6,346 /yr	-	-$0
University of California-Davis Davis	CA	- Nat: $60,728	$14,318 /yr	-	-$0
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles	CA	- Nat: $60,728	$14,659 /yr	-	-$0
San Diego State University San Diego	CA	- Nat: $60,728	$13,243 /yr	-	-$0
San Francisco State University San Francisco	CA	- Nat: $60,728	$9,803 /yr	-	-$0
Sonoma State University Rohnert Park	CA	- Nat: $60,728	$10,759 /yr	-	-$0
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver	CO	- Nat: $60,728	$10,217 /yr	-	-$0
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder	CO	- Nat: $60,728	$23,708 /yr	-	-$0
Southern Connecticut State University New Haven	CT	- Nat: $60,728	$21,029 /yr	-	-$0
University of Central Florida Orlando	FL	- Nat: $60,728	$11,516 /yr	-	-$0
Florida International University Miami	FL	- Nat: $60,728	$11,462 /yr	-	-$0
Florida State University Tallahassee	FL	- Nat: $60,728	$8,605 /yr	-	-$0
University of Florida Gainesville	FL	- Nat: $60,728	$5,969 /yr	-	-$0
University of South Florida Tampa	FL	- Nat: $60,728	$8,648 /yr	-	-$0
Georgia Southern University Statesboro	GA	- Nat: $60,728	$16,785 /yr	-	-$0
Georgia State University Atlanta	GA	- Nat: $60,728	$12,365 /yr	-	-$0
University of Georgia Athens	GA	- Nat: $60,728	$13,636 /yr	-	-$0
University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu	HI	- Nat: $60,728	$11,122 /yr	-	-$0
DePaul University Chicago	IL	- Nat: $60,728	$27,108 /yr	-	-$0
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago	IL	- Nat: $60,728	$9,540 /yr	-	-$0
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign	IL	- Nat: $60,728	$13,042 /yr	-	-$0
Loyola University Chicago Chicago	IL	- Nat: $60,728	$36,340 /yr	-	-$0
Northern Illinois University Dekalb	IL	- Nat: $60,728	$14,505 /yr	-	-$0
Northwestern University Evanston	IL	- Nat: $60,728	$34,420 /yr	-	-$0
Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis	IN	- Nat: $60,728	$9,479 /yr	-	-$0
Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington	IN	- Nat: $60,728	$16,003 /yr	-	-$0
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame	IN	- Nat: $60,728	$25,339 /yr	-	-$0
University of Iowa Iowa City	IA	- Nat: $60,728	$22,508 /yr	-	-$0
University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls	IA	- Nat: $60,728	$16,038 /yr	-	-$0
University of Kansas Lawrence	KS	- Nat: $60,728	$20,004 /yr	-	-$0
University of Kentucky Lexington	KY	- Nat: $60,728	$18,868 /yr	-	-$0
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge	LA	- Nat: $60,728	$19,286 /yr	-	-$0
University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette	LA	- Nat: $60,728	$14,924 /yr	-	-$0
University of Maine Orono	ME	- Nat: $60,728	$17,224 /yr	-	-$0
University of Maryland-College Park College Park	MD	- Nat: $60,728	$14,296 /yr	-	-$0
Boston College Chestnut Hill	MA	- Nat: $60,728	$38,930 /yr	-	-$0
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth	MA	- Nat: $60,728	$20,319 /yr	-	-$0
Worcester State University Worcester	MA	- Nat: $60,728	$13,866 /yr	-	-$0
Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti	MI	- Nat: $60,728	$16,628 /yr	-	-$0
Michigan State University East Lansing	MI	- Nat: $60,728	$21,322 /yr	-	-$0
Western Michigan University Kalamazoo	MI	- Nat: $60,728	$13,902 /yr	-	-$0
Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato	MN	- Nat: $60,728	$19,702 /yr	-	-$0
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis	MN	- Nat: $60,728	$17,330 /yr	-	-$0
University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City	MO	- Nat: $60,728	$13,778 /yr	-	-$0
University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas	NV	- Nat: $60,728	$11,062 /yr	-	-$0
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham	NH	- Nat: $60,728	$26,150 /yr	-	-$0
Montclair State University Montclair	NJ	- Nat: $60,728	$15,193 /yr	-	-$0
Rutgers University-Camden Camden	NJ	- Nat: $60,728	$15,732 /yr	-	-$0
Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick	NJ	- Nat: $60,728	$24,897 /yr	-	-$0
University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque	NM	- Nat: $60,728	$19,966 /yr	-	-$0
Columbia University in the City of New York New York	NY	- Nat: $60,728	$15,370 /yr	-	-$0
Cornell University Ithaca	NY	- Nat: $60,728	$33,934 /yr	-	-$0
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn	NY	- Nat: $60,728	$950 /yr	-	-$0
CUNY City College New York	NY	- Nat: $60,728	$1,557 /yr	-	-$0
CUNY Hunter College New York	NY	- Nat: $60,728	$1,051 /yr	-	-$0
CUNY Lehman College Bronx	NY	- Nat: $60,728	$541 /yr	-	-$0
CUNY Queens College Queens	NY	- Nat: $60,728	$1,272 /yr	-	-$0
Hofstra University Hempstead	NY	- Nat: $60,728	$30,647 /yr	-	-$0
St. John's University-New York Queens	NY	- Nat: $60,728	$24,508 /yr	-	-$0
University at Albany Albany	NY	- Nat: $60,728	$18,266 /yr	-	-$0
Binghamton University Vestal	NY	- Nat: $60,728	$20,907 /yr	-	-$0
University at Buffalo Buffalo	NY	- Nat: $60,728	$21,775 /yr	-	-$0
Stony Brook University Stony Brook	NY	- Nat: $60,728	$18,902 /yr	-	-$0
Syracuse University Syracuse	NY	- Nat: $60,728	$43,336 /yr	-	-$0
Appalachian State University Boone	NC	- Nat: $60,728	$16,082 /yr	-	-$0
Duke University Durham	NC	- Nat: $60,728	$23,706 /yr	-	-$0
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill	NC	- Nat: $60,728	$11,305 /yr	-	-$0
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte	NC	- Nat: $60,728	$15,142 /yr	-	-$0
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro	NC	- Nat: $60,728	$12,291 /yr	-	-$0
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green	OH	- Nat: $60,728	$21,453 /yr	-	-$0
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati	OH	- Nat: $60,728	$24,917 /yr	-	-$0
Cleveland State University Cleveland	OH	- Nat: $60,728	$13,754 /yr	-	-$0
Kent State University at Kent Kent	OH	- Nat: $60,728	$20,294 /yr	-	-$0
Miami University-Oxford Oxford	OH	- Nat: $60,728	$29,447 /yr	-	-$0
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus	OH	- Nat: $60,728	$17,269 /yr	-	-$0
Ohio University-Main Campus Athens	OH	- Nat: $60,728	$20,666 /yr	-	-$0
University of Toledo Toledo	OH	- Nat: $60,728	$16,406 /yr	-	-$0
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman	OK	- Nat: $60,728	$15,531 /yr	-	-$0
University of Oregon Eugene	OR	- Nat: $60,728	$22,547 /yr	-	-$0
Portland State University Portland	OR	- Nat: $60,728	$8,337 /yr	-	-$0
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr	PA	- Nat: $60,728	$44,593 /yr	-	-$0
La Salle University Philadelphia	PA	- Nat: $60,728	$19,758 /yr	-	-$0
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia	PA	- Nat: $60,728	$29,577 /yr	-	-$0
University of Rhode Island Kingston	RI	- Nat: $60,728	$22,469 /yr	-	-$0
University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia	SC	- Nat: $60,728	$22,197 /yr	-	-$0
University of Memphis Memphis	TN	- Nat: $60,728	$12,192 /yr	-	-$0
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville	TN	- Nat: $60,728	$18,314 /yr	-	-$0
Vanderbilt University Nashville	TN	- Nat: $60,728	$15,497 /yr	-	-$0
Baylor University Waco	TX	- Nat: $60,728	$44,441 /yr	-	-$0
East Texas A&M University Commerce	TX	- Nat: $60,728	$13,974 /yr	-	-$0
University of Houston Houston	TX	- Nat: $60,728	$11,439 /yr	-	-$0
Sam Houston State University Huntsville	TX	- Nat: $60,728	$14,788 /yr	-	-$0
Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches	TX	- Nat: $60,728	$15,928 /yr	-	-$0
Texas State University San Marcos	TX	- Nat: $60,728	$16,660 /yr	-	-$0
The University of Texas at Austin Austin	TX	- Nat: $60,728	$18,554 /yr	-	-$0
The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso	TX	- Nat: $60,728	$6,803 /yr	-	-$0
The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio	TX	- Nat: $60,728	$9,872 /yr	-	-$0
Texas Tech University Lubbock	TX	- Nat: $60,728	$19,890 /yr	-	-$0
Brigham Young University Provo	UT	- Nat: $60,728	$13,397 /yr	-	-$0
University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville	VA	- Nat: $60,728	$18,056 /yr	-	-$0
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle	WA	- Nat: $60,728	$13,663 /yr	-	-$0
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee	WI	- Nat: $60,728	$15,625 /yr	-	-$0
University of Wyoming Laramie	WY	- Nat: $60,728	$13,647 /yr	-	-$0
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Ponce	PR	- Nat: $60,728	$10,578 /yr	-	-$0
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Mayaguez	PR	- Nat: $60,728	$14,997 /yr	-	-$0
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan	PR	- Nat: $60,728	$11,860 /yr	-	-$0
Stanford University Stanford	CA	- Nat: $60,728	$12,307 /yr	-	-$0
California State University-San Marcos San Marcos	CA	- Nat: $60,728	$10,939 /yr	-	-$0
University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney	NE	$69,457 Nat: $60,728 5yr Post-Grad	$17,891 /yr	-	-$72k
University of North Texas Denton	TX	$64,769 Nat: $60,728 5yr Post-Grad	$15,358 /yr	-	-$109k
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg	TX	$59,588 Nat: $60,728 4yr Post-Grad	$4,858 /yr	-	-$126k
New York University New York	NY	$63,005 Nat: $60,728 2yr Post-Grad	$35,737 /yr	-	-$128k
California State University-Sacramento Sacramento	CA	$56,415 Nat: $60,728 2yr Post-Grad	$11,186 /yr	-	-$146k
Middlebury College Middlebury	VT	$61,632 Nat: $60,728 4yr Post-Grad	$32,102 /yr	$20,500	-$157k
University of New Orleans New Orleans	LA	$53,660 Nat: $60,728 4yr Post-Grad	$7,761 /yr	-	-$187k
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison	WI	$41,025 Nat: $60,728 2yr Post-Grad	$16,600 /yr	-	-$311k
Saint Louis University Saint Louis	MO	$43,240 Nat: $60,728 2yr Post-Grad	$29,674 /yr	-	-$312k
New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces	NM	$36,848 Nat: $60,728 2yr Post-Grad	$6,313 /yr	-	-$335k
University of Louisville Louisville	KY	$38,289 Nat: $60,728 2yr Post-Grad	$14,960 /yr	-	-$336k
University of Arizona Tucson	AZ	$31,839 Nat: $60,728 2yr Post-Grad	$17,125 /yr	-	-$407k

Analysis Notes:

Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median bachelor's degree holder, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes.
Avg Net Price: The average price paid by students who receive federal financial aid (grants/loans).Note: For graduate programs, the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition and net price.