Colleges offering it 305
Graduates in 2023-24 4,668
Typical median debt $18,884
Typical earnings 1 yr after $33,611
Typical earnings 4 yrs after $50,571
Earnings to debt 1.8x
Official field name: Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.
Where linguistics graduates earn the most Typical earnings four years after graduation, by state (states with 3 or more programs reporting).
Alabama: not enough data Alaska: not enough data Arizona: $54,276 four years after Colorado: $50,926 four years after Florida: $46,915 four years after Georgia: not enough data Indiana: not enough data Kansas: not enough data Maine: not enough data Massachusetts: not enough data Minnesota: not enough data New Jersey: not enough data North Carolina: $55,778 four years after North Dakota: not enough data Oklahoma: not enough data Pennsylvania: not enough data South Dakota: not enough data Texas: $51,494 four years after Wyoming: not enough data Connecticut: not enough data Missouri: $41,766 four years after West Virginia: not enough data Illinois: $53,453 four years after New Mexico: not enough data Arkansas: not enough data California: $49,361 four years after Delaware: not enough data District of Columbia: not enough data Hawaii: not enough data Iowa: not enough data Kentucky: not enough data Maryland: not enough data Michigan: $55,137 four years after Mississippi: not enough data Montana: not enough data New Hampshire: not enough data New York: $52,393 four years after Ohio: not enough data Oregon: not enough data Tennessee: $42,849 four years after Utah: not enough data Virginia: $58,931 four years after Washington: not enough data Wisconsin: not enough data Nebraska: not enough data South Carolina: not enough data Idaho: not enough data Nevada: not enough data Vermont: not enough data Louisiana: not enough data Rhode Island: not enough data $41,766 $58,931 · grey: fewer than 3 programs with data
$31,036 to $35,012: 4 programs $35,012 to $38,988: 3 programs $38,988 to $42,964: 16 programs $42,964 to $46,939: 15 programs $46,939 to $50,915: 6 programs $50,915 to $54,891: 14 programs $54,891 to $58,867: 9 programs $58,867 to $62,843: 9 programs $62,843 to $66,819: 5 programs $66,819 to $70,794: 1 programs $70,794 to $74,770: 1 programs $74,770 to $78,746: 4 programs Typical $50,571 $31,036 $78,746 Median earnings four years after graduation at each college's program Colleges where linguistics graduates earn the most Programs with at least 10 graduates in 2023-24, ranked by median earnings four years after graduation.
Duke University $88,098
Brandeis University $78,746
Emory University $76,993
University of California-Berkeley $76,724
Virginia Military Institute $73,971
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University $68,263
Texas A&M University-College Station $66,241
Michigan State University $65,667
Georgetown University $65,574
Stony Brook University $64,547
College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt Duke University Durham, NC 16 $44,371 $88,098 n/a Brandeis University Waltham, MA 10 n/a $78,746 n/a Emory University Atlanta, GA 25 $32,043 $76,993 n/a University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA 77 $28,857 $76,724 $13,756 Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA 16 $45,392 $73,971 $22,132 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA 60 $44,759 $68,263 $20,500 Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX 11 n/a $66,241 n/a Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 20 $23,479 $65,667 n/a Georgetown University Washington, DC 31 n/a $65,574 $13,295 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY 44 $45,668 $64,547 $18,750 University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 102 $35,676 $62,927 $10,000 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA 33 $42,508 $62,366 $25,000 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL 26 $35,421 $61,774 $18,375 University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 102 $31,482 $61,580 $10,166 University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 42 $38,261 $61,080 $20,500 Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ 44 $24,946 $60,883 $19,750 Brigham Young University Provo, UT 65 $35,496 $60,469 $11,025 North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC 47 $43,228 $60,031 $18,894 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 26 $49,708 $59,742 $16,875 George Mason University Fairfax, VA 23 $41,631 $58,931 $18,875 University of California-Davis Davis, CA 33 $32,260 $58,443 $12,000 Appalachian State University Boone, NC 27 $27,600 $55,778 $24,112 Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO 34 $42,967 $55,647 n/a University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA 57 $46,532 $55,540 $19,156 University of Southern Maine Portland, ME 16 $34,364 $55,435 $16,329
Largest linguistics programs College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA 193 $29,608 $49,763 $15,543 University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 102 $35,676 $62,927 $10,000 University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 102 $31,482 $61,580 $10,166 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 84 $30,998 $48,198 $13,984 University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA 77 $28,857 $76,724 $13,756 University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan, PR 74 $15,383 $31,930 $5,500 New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM 67 $32,248 $40,432 $11,562 Brigham Young University Provo, UT 65 $35,496 $60,469 $11,025 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA 60 $44,759 $68,263 $20,500 University of South Florida Tampa, FL 58 $33,959 $43,813 $15,813 University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA 58 n/a n/a $20,500 University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA 57 $46,532 $55,540 $19,156 University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA 49 $29,142 $46,306 $17,243 North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC 47 $43,228 $60,031 $18,894 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN 46 $41,851 $52,703 $19,500
Graduate degrees in linguistics Master's: 129 programs, $49,566 first-year earnings; Doctoral: 75 programs. Compare graduate programs .
Linguistics colleges by state Every college with a linguistics major Filter by college, city or state
College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt Duke University Durham, NC 16 $44,371 $88,098 n/a Brandeis University Waltham, MA 10 n/a $78,746 n/a Emory University Atlanta, GA 25 $32,043 $76,993 n/a University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA 77 $28,857 $76,724 $13,756 Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA 16 $45,392 $73,971 $22,132 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA 60 $44,759 $68,263 $20,500 Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX 11 n/a $66,241 n/a Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 20 $23,479 $65,667 n/a Georgetown University Washington, DC 31 n/a $65,574 $13,295 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY 44 $45,668 $64,547 $18,750 University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 102 $35,676 $62,927 $10,000 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA 33 $42,508 $62,366 $25,000 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL 26 $35,421 $61,774 $18,375 University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 102 $31,482 $61,580 $10,166 University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 42 $38,261 $61,080 $20,500 Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ 44 $24,946 $60,883 $19,750 Brigham Young University Provo, UT 65 $35,496 $60,469 $11,025 North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC 47 $43,228 $60,031 $18,894 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 26 $49,708 $59,742 $16,875 George Mason University Fairfax, VA 23 $41,631 $58,931 $18,875 University of California-Davis Davis, CA 33 $32,260 $58,443 $12,000 The University of Arizona Global Campus Chandler, AZ 3 $39,182 $56,666 n/a Appalachian State University Boone, NC 27 $27,600 $55,778 $24,112 University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA 0 $29,640 $55,776 n/a Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO 34 $42,967 $55,647 n/a University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA 57 $46,532 $55,540 $19,156 University of Southern Maine Portland, ME 16 $34,364 $55,435 $16,329 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI 31 $31,982 $55,137 n/a The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX 40 $35,303 $54,985 $20,415 Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ 31 $43,181 $54,276 $13,812 Binghamton University Vestal, NY 23 $29,741 $54,215 $19,500 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 39 $45,584 $54,181 $10,000 Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA 15 n/a $53,564 n/a Gordon College Wenham, MA 6 n/a $53,475 n/a Western Illinois University Macomb, IL 7 n/a $53,453 n/a University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA 19 n/a $53,282 n/a University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 25 n/a $52,805 $24,207 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN 46 $41,851 $52,703 $19,500 Clemson University Clemson, SC 20 $28,230 $52,044 n/a Portland State University Portland, OR 18 $33,611 $51,925 $21,361 Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX 9 n/a $51,494 n/a University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA 27 $34,459 $51,416 $23,125 Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO 34 $40,858 $50,926 $15,667 Hofstra University Hempstead, NY 8 n/a $50,571 n/a University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA 193 $29,608 $49,763 $15,543 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA 5 n/a $48,959 n/a Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA 16 $28,587 $48,495 $20,122 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 84 $30,998 $48,198 $13,984 Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo, CO 11 n/a $47,362 n/a Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL 27 $37,712 $46,915 n/a University of Oregon Eugene, OR 40 $24,185 $46,886 $19,752 University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE 21 $39,960 $46,595 $11,000 Towson University Towson, MD 15 n/a $46,447 n/a University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA 49 $29,142 $46,306 $17,243 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN 34 $32,235 $46,081 $19,500 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA 11 $30,769 $45,607 n/a University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 22 $39,541 $45,148 $23,255 Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH 30 $32,556 $44,941 $20,000 University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY 22 n/a $44,841 $20,500 Western Washington University Bellingham, WA 31 $34,843 $44,615 $11,167 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT 27 $26,392 $44,336 n/a University of South Florida Tampa, FL 58 $33,959 $43,813 $15,813 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN 41 $33,500 $43,666 $14,592 East Carolina University Greenville, NC 16 n/a $43,012 $23,500 San Diego State University San Diego, CA 21 $29,617 $42,922 n/a Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL 22 n/a $42,905 $19,673 Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN 25 n/a $42,321 $18,410 The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN 12 $31,488 $42,031 n/a Montclair State University Montclair, NJ 38 $35,075 $42,017 $22,000 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX 30 $26,880 $41,778 $20,144 Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO 25 $23,533 $41,766 $22,000 University of Vermont Burlington, VT 6 n/a $41,124 n/a University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO 6 $34,334 $40,768 n/a Iowa State University Ames, IA 19 n/a $40,726 n/a University of South Alabama Mobile, AL 6 $21,260 $40,641 n/a New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM 67 $32,248 $40,432 $11,562 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA 20 $32,879 $40,310 $22,500 The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX 22 $23,338 $39,907 $16,850 University of Memphis Memphis, TN 36 $29,780 $39,001 $17,583 California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA 33 $32,040 $38,996 $11,000 Wayne State University Detroit, MI 14 n/a $38,926 $21,456 University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR 17 n/a $38,631 n/a University of North Texas Denton, TX 21 n/a $37,441 n/a California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA 26 n/a $32,939 n/a University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan, PR 74 $15,383 $31,930 $5,500 University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM 12 n/a $31,036 n/a California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA 16 n/a $29,715 n/a Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS 28 $55,074 n/a $26,958 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA 30 $44,098 n/a $16,404 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA 18 $43,789 n/a $20,500 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI 8 $39,963 n/a n/a The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX 30 $38,943 n/a $12,001 University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA 22 $38,192 n/a n/a University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD 31 $34,441 n/a $13,500 CUNY Queens College Queens, NY 20 $34,085 n/a n/a Occidental College Los Angeles, CA 22 $32,627 n/a $23,874 University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS 11 $32,193 n/a n/a University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC 15 $28,290 n/a n/a Cornell University Ithaca, NY 20 $25,278 n/a n/a University of Georgia Athens, GA 34 $24,903 n/a $17,500 Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR 2 n/a n/a n/a Auburn University at Montgomery Montgomery, AL 0 n/a n/a n/a Augustana University Sioux Falls, SD 2 n/a n/a n/a Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN 7 n/a n/a n/a Averett University Danville, VA 1 n/a n/a n/a Barnard College New York, NY 7 n/a n/a n/a Baylor University Waco, TX 6 n/a n/a n/a Bennington College Bennington, VT 6 n/a n/a n/a Boise State University Boise, ID 7 n/a n/a n/a Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA 7 n/a n/a n/a Boston University Boston, MA 23 n/a n/a $23,500 Brown University Providence, RI 41 n/a n/a n/a Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA 7 n/a n/a n/a Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA 5 n/a n/a n/a Butler University Indianapolis, IN 3 n/a n/a n/a CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY 7 n/a n/a n/a CUNY City College New York, NY 2 n/a n/a n/a CUNY Hunter College New York, NY 2 n/a n/a n/a CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY 10 n/a n/a n/a California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA 11 n/a n/a n/a California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA 7 n/a n/a n/a Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI 3 n/a n/a n/a Cameron University Lawton, OK 2 n/a n/a n/a Carleton College Northfield, MN 5 n/a n/a n/a Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 3 n/a n/a n/a Carson-Newman University Jefferson City, TN 2 n/a n/a n/a Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH 1 n/a n/a n/a Cedarville University Cedarville, OH 14 n/a n/a n/a Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SC 7 n/a n/a n/a Clark University Worcester, MA 3 n/a n/a n/a Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH 3 n/a n/a n/a Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC 16 n/a n/a $15,750 College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA 1 n/a n/a n/a Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO 3 n/a n/a n/a Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY 42 n/a n/a n/a Columbus State University Columbus, GA 2 n/a n/a n/a Cornerstone University Grand Rapids, MI 1 n/a n/a n/a Dartmouth College Hanover, NH 17 n/a n/a n/a Earlham College Richmond, IN 3 n/a n/a n/a East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN 21 n/a n/a n/a Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL 11 n/a n/a n/a Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI 1 n/a n/a n/a Emporia State University Emporia, KS 7 n/a n/a n/a Florida International University Miami, FL 1 n/a n/a n/a Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 12 n/a n/a n/a Fordham University Bronx, NY 2 n/a n/a n/a Fort Hays State University Hays, KS 20 n/a n/a n/a Francis Marion University Florence, SC 2 n/a n/a n/a Frostburg State University Frostburg, MD 0 n/a n/a n/a Gallaudet University Washington, DC 1 n/a n/a n/a Gannon University Erie, PA 2 n/a n/a n/a Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs, NC 4 n/a n/a n/a Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA 8 n/a n/a n/a Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA 36 n/a n/a n/a Grace College and Theological Seminary Winona Lake, IN 1 n/a n/a n/a Hampshire College Amherst, MA 1 n/a n/a n/a Harvard University Cambridge, MA 24 n/a n/a n/a Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a Haverford College Haverford, PA 6 n/a n/a n/a Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY 2 n/a n/a n/a Ithaca College Ithaca, NY 3 n/a n/a n/a Jackson State University Jackson, MS 2 n/a n/a n/a Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL 0 n/a n/a n/a Johnson University Knoxville, TN 0 n/a n/a n/a Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 25 n/a n/a $16,828 Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH 9 n/a n/a n/a Lamar University Beaumont, TX 1 n/a n/a n/a Lawrence University Appleton, WI 3 n/a n/a n/a Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR 6 n/a n/a n/a Longwood University Farmville, VA 7 n/a n/a n/a Louisiana Christian University Pineville, LA 2 n/a n/a n/a Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA 4 n/a n/a n/a Lubbock Christian University Lubbock, TX 1 n/a n/a n/a Lycoming College Williamsport, PA 1 n/a n/a n/a Macalester College Saint Paul, MN 12 n/a n/a n/a Marshall University Huntington, WV 7 n/a n/a n/a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 4 n/a n/a n/a Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH 11 n/a n/a n/a Mid-Atlantic Christian University Elizabeth City, NC 2 n/a n/a n/a Middlebury College Middlebury, VT 4 n/a n/a n/a Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA 3 n/a n/a n/a Minot State University Minot, ND 0 n/a n/a n/a Mississippi Christian University Clinton, MS 0 n/a n/a n/a Missouri Western State University Saint Joseph, MO 0 n/a n/a n/a Murray State University Murray, KY 0 n/a n/a n/a Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, NE 6 n/a n/a n/a New College of Florida Sarasota, FL 8 n/a n/a n/a New York University New York, NY 24 n/a n/a n/a Northeastern University Boston, MA 10 n/a n/a n/a Northwestern College Orange City, IA 3 n/a n/a n/a Northwestern University Evanston, IL 16 n/a n/a n/a Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI 11 n/a n/a n/a Oberlin College Oberlin, OH 12 n/a n/a n/a Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH 10 n/a n/a n/a Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH 1 n/a n/a n/a Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA 23 n/a n/a $21,250 Oral Roberts University Tulsa, OK 7 n/a n/a n/a Pace University New York, NY 1 n/a n/a n/a Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA 8 n/a n/a n/a Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks Reading, PA 2 n/a n/a n/a Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS 9 n/a n/a n/a Pitzer College Claremont, CA 4 n/a n/a n/a Pomona College Claremont, CA 8 n/a n/a n/a Princeton University Princeton, NJ 22 n/a n/a n/a Principia College Elsah, IL 1 n/a n/a n/a Purdue University Northwest Hammond, IN 5 n/a n/a n/a Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN 14 n/a n/a n/a Radford University Radford, VA 2 n/a n/a n/a Reed College Portland, OR 13 n/a n/a n/a Rhode Island College Providence, RI 8 n/a n/a n/a Rice University Houston, TX 10 n/a n/a n/a Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY 5 n/a n/a n/a Roger Williams University Bristol, RI 2 n/a n/a n/a Rowan University Glassboro, NJ 8 n/a n/a n/a SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY 3 n/a n/a n/a Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA 3 n/a n/a n/a San Jose State University San Jose, CA 10 n/a n/a n/a Scripps College Claremont, CA 5 n/a n/a n/a Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA 3 n/a n/a n/a Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ 6 n/a n/a n/a Simon's Rock at Bard College Barrytown, NY 2 n/a n/a n/a Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA 16 n/a n/a $26,250 Smith College Northampton, MA 5 n/a n/a n/a Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA 5 n/a n/a n/a Southern Adventist University Collegedale, TN 2 n/a n/a n/a Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL 12 n/a n/a n/a Southern Nazarene University Bethany, OK 0 n/a n/a n/a St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD 9 n/a n/a n/a Stanford University Stanford, CA 21 n/a n/a n/a State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY 9 n/a n/a n/a Stetson University DeLand, FL 6 n/a n/a n/a Stockton University Galloway, NJ 12 n/a n/a n/a Stonehill College Easton, MA 3 n/a n/a n/a Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA 10 n/a n/a n/a Syracuse University Syracuse, NY 6 n/a n/a n/a Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN 5 n/a n/a n/a Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 21 n/a n/a n/a The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ 5 n/a n/a n/a The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL 29 n/a n/a n/a The University of Montana Missoula, MT 5 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX 10 n/a n/a n/a Trinity College Hartford, CT 4 n/a n/a n/a Truman State University Kirksville, MO 19 n/a n/a $23,000 Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA 11 n/a n/a n/a Union Adventist University Lincoln, NE 1 n/a n/a n/a Union University Jackson, TN 2 n/a n/a n/a University at Albany Albany, NY 12 n/a n/a n/a University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL 21 n/a n/a $16,572 University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK 8 n/a n/a n/a University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR 17 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA 7 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Merced Merced, CA 0 n/a n/a n/a University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Chicago Chicago, IL 22 n/a n/a n/a University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO 22 n/a n/a n/a University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Dallas Irving, TX 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Delaware Newark, DE 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Denver Denver, CO 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Hawaii at Hilo Hilo, HI 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Houston Houston, TX 10 n/a n/a n/a University of Idaho Moscow, ID 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 23 n/a n/a n/a University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 18 n/a n/a n/a University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA 8 n/a n/a n/a University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD 15 n/a n/a n/a University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA 58 n/a n/a $20,500 University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA 10 n/a n/a n/a University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Mississippi University, MS 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO 15 n/a n/a n/a University of Mobile Mobile, AL 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Montevallo Montevallo, AL 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE 10 n/a n/a n/a University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV 3 n/a n/a n/a University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH 15 n/a n/a n/a University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA 1 n/a n/a n/a University of North Alabama Florence, AL 3 n/a n/a n/a University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC 10 n/a n/a n/a University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 14 n/a n/a n/a University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI 18 n/a n/a $17,750 University of Rochester Rochester, NY 15 n/a n/a n/a University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA 0 n/a n/a n/a University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 14 n/a n/a n/a University of Toledo Toledo, OH 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 26 n/a n/a n/a University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, WI 7 n/a n/a n/a Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO 3 n/a n/a n/a Weber State University Ogden, UT 3 n/a n/a n/a Wellesley College Wellesley, MA 3 n/a n/a n/a Wichita State University Wichita, KS 9 n/a n/a n/a William & Mary Williamsburg, VA 34 n/a n/a n/a Williams College Williamstown, MA 7 n/a n/a n/a Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC 15 n/a n/a n/a Yale University New Haven, CT 28 n/a n/a n/a
Frequently asked questions How much do linguistics majors make? Graduates of the typical linguistics program earned a median of $33,611 one year after graduation and $50,571 four years after, in 2024 dollars.
Which college has the highest-paid linguistics graduates? Duke University, where graduates earned a median of $88,098 four years after graduation (programs with at least 10 graduates).
How many colleges offer a linguistics major? 305 colleges on the College Scorecard awarded bachelor's degrees in linguistics in 2022-23 or 2023-24.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field of study file, data release of October 15, 2026. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working, not enrolled. One-year figures: graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Four-year figures: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. More on the data .