Best Schools for Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Top colleges ranked by median earnings 2 years after graduation.

50
Schools
$44,460
Avg. Earnings
1,022
Graduates
#1
A

Amherst College

Amherst, MA · Private

$67,101
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 9.8%
#2
U

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN · Private

$54,630
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,909
Graduates: 54
Acceptance: 12.4%
#3
G

Georgetown University

Washington, DC · Private

$52,107
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,870
Graduates: 21
Acceptance: 13.1%
#4
B

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA · Private

$52,107
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 15.7%
#5
D

Duke University

Durham, NC · Private

$52,107
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 6.8%
#6
H

Hamilton College

Clinton, NY · Private

$50,439
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $40,658
Graduates: 26
Acceptance: 11.8%
#7
W

Williams College

Williamstown, MA · Private

$49,644
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 10.0%
#8
B

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA · Private

$49,136
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $45,358
Graduates: 24
Acceptance: 32.0%
#9
S

Saint Johns University

Collegeville, MN · Private

$48,849
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 90.5%
#10
L

Lafayette College

Easton, PA · Private

$48,823
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 31.5%
#11
N

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ · Public

$48,600
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,153
Graduates: 38
Acceptance: 89.2%
#12
V

Villanova University

Villanova, PA · Private

$48,432
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,179
Graduates: 27
Acceptance: 25.1%
#13
C

Colgate University

Hamilton, NY · Private

$47,260
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,895
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: 11.9%
#14
U

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA · Private

$47,260
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,343
Graduates: 24
Acceptance: 23.3%
#15
M

Minnesota State University-Mankato

Mankato, MN · Public

$46,478
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,178
Graduates: 21
Acceptance: 91.3%
#16
U

University of Portland

Portland, OR · Private

$46,087
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $33,044
Graduates: 47
Acceptance: 95.4%
#17
C

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, WA · Public

$46,087
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 90.2%
#18
R

Rice University

Houston, TX · Private

$45,696
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 7.9%
#19
T

Tufts University

Medford, MA · Private

$45,500
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,566
Graduates: 35
Acceptance: 10.1%
#20
U

Utah Valley University

Orem, UT ·

$44,971
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: N/A
#21
C

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, NY · Private

$44,942
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $45,021
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: 4.2%
#22
T

Texas A & M University-College Station

College Station, TX · Public

$43,993
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $36,824
Graduates: 43
Acceptance: 63.2%
#23
M

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY · Private

$43,798
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $45,890
Graduates: 23
Acceptance: 64.7%
#24
S

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX · Private

$43,426
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $43,384
Graduates: 26
Acceptance: 61.2%
#25
U

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA · Private

$42,682
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $36,038
Graduates: 22
Acceptance: 10.0%
#26
U

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL · Private

$42,682
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 4.8%
#27
L

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD · Private

$42,682
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 76.3%
#28
C

College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, MA · Private

$42,682
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,229
Graduates: 43
Acceptance: 21.1%
#29
U

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Eau Claire, WI · Public

$41,725
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,961
Graduates: 65
Acceptance: 76.1%
#30
W

Washington College

Chestertown, MD · Private

$41,565
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 65.5%
#31
V

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN · Private

$41,565
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,649
Graduates: 30
Acceptance: 6.3%
#32
W

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA · Public

$41,565
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,690
Graduates: 16
Acceptance: 32.7%
#33
G

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA · Private

$41,565
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 76.0%
#34
U

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND · Public

$41,193
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 77.1%
#35
U

University of Missouri-Kansas City

Kansas City, MO · Public

$41,007
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 75.0%
#36
T

Trinity University

San Antonio, TX · Private

$40,485
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 28.2%
#37
U

University of Houston

Houston, TX · Public

$40,461
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $30,401
Graduates: 42
Acceptance: 69.5%
#38
U

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA · Public

$40,281
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 94.4%
#39
B

Brigham Young University

Provo, UT · Private

$39,909
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,254
Graduates: 72
Acceptance: 69.2%
#40
W

William Paterson University of New Jersey

Wayne, NJ · Public

$39,729
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 92.5%
#41
P

Providence College

Providence, RI · Private

$39,729
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,668
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 48.7%
#42
S

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD · Public

$39,648
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $40,448
Graduates: 16
Acceptance: 88.6%
#43
S

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA · Private

$39,648
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 86.4%
#44
U

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI · Public

$39,585
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,833
Graduates: 75
Acceptance: 77.1%
#45
E

Emory University

Atlanta, GA · Private

$39,369
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $14,402
Graduates: 18
Acceptance: 11.1%
#46
U

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Amherst, MA · Public

$39,369
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,701
Graduates: 67
Acceptance: 57.8%
#47
S

Saint Anselm College

Manchester, NH · Private

$39,369
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 78.3%
#48
W

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC · Private

$39,369
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,991
Graduates: 18
Acceptance: 21.6%
#49
U

University of Massachusetts-Boston

Boston, MA · Public

$39,153
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,154
Graduates: 25
Acceptance: 83.0%
#50
U

University of Maryland-College Park

College Park, MD · Public

$38,559
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $24,871
Graduates: 48
Acceptance: 44.8%

Data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard - earnings data for graduates with this field of study.

Earnings: Median earnings 2 years after graduation for students who completed this major.

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