Bachelor's Degree Languages & Linguistics Full Time

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

at William & Mary · Williamsburg, Virginia

Graduates a year

Completions reported to the Dept. of Education

Median earnings

$41,565

2 years after graduating

Median debt

$20,500

Federal loans at graduation

Loan repayment

$217/mo

On a standard 10-year plan

About this program

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at William & Mary is a bachelor's programme in Williamsburg, Virginia, and about 30 students complete it each year. That's a tight cohort, so most of your classes will be small and you'll know the people you study with. The earnings numbers are worth looking at closely. A year after finishing, graduates of this programme earn a median of $31,690. Two years out, that rises to $41,565. The national median for the same subject and level is $31,314, so this programme lands slightly above the typical figure for its field, ranking 35th out of 327 comparable programmes. Within Virginia, it ranks second out of three. Among William & Mary's own bachelor's degrees, it's eighth out of 22 for earnings. On the borrowing side, the median debt at graduation is $20,500, which comes to a typical monthly loan payment of $217. With earnings around $41,565 two years in, that payment is manageable. This is a programme where graduates tend to borrow less than the sticker price might suggest, and the debt stays in line with what they go on to earn.

How this program compares

Against every other bachelor's degree in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics in the United States, this one ranks 35 of 327 on graduate earnings — in the top quarter. Within Virginia it is 2 of 3. Among the 22 bachelor's degrees William & Mary itself offers, it is the 8th highest earning.

	This program	Typical Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics bachelor's degree
Median earnings	$41,565	$31,314
Median debt	$20,500	$22,722
Graduates a year	30	81 of 833 by size

Graduates here earn about 33% above the typical Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics bachelor's degree in the country. They borrow roughly 10% less than that typical program.

What this program covers

A general program that focuses on one or more of the Romance languages of Western, Central, and Southern Europe. Includes instruction in philology; linguistics; dialects and pidgins; literature; and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.

Definition of CIP 160900 “Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General” from the US Department of Education’s Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP 2020).

Where this degree leads

Occupations the Department of Education links to this field of study in its CIP-to-SOC crosswalk.

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Interpreters and Translators

What graduates earn — and owe

Students who completed the bachelor's degree in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at William & Mary had median earnings of $41,565 2 years after graduating. Those who borrowed left with a median federal student debt of $20,500, about $217/mo on a standard ten-year repayment plan. That is a debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.49 — under 1.0 generally means a graduate earns more in a year than they borrowed in total.

Figures cover federally aided students only and are published by the US Department of Education in the College Scorecard field-of-study data. Where too few students completed a program, the department withholds the figure for privacy — so some programs show none.

About this listing

William & Mary reports this program to the US Department of Education under CIP code 1609. Tuition, intake dates and entry requirements are set by the university and are not part of the federal record — check the university profile or its own site for those.