Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services

904 programs at U.S. colleges award 7,676 credentials a year in this field (CIP 16.01). Bachelor's graduates nationally earn a median of $49,984 four years after graduating.

Highest-paying Undergraduate certificate programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
American University Washington, DC	$52,493	$24,250	31
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$36,557	$25,308	31
Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC	$26,246	—	75
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	$25,630	$18,500	—

Highest-paying Bachelor's degree programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$45,122	$18,879	34
Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA	$43,923	—	16
George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$40,105	$19,500	34
Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX	$38,375	$19,495	7
Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	$38,177	$20,500	39
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$37,859	$21,750	15
The University of Arizona Global Campus Chandler, AZ	$37,853	$30,073	5
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	$37,389	$22,500	53
Western Illinois University Macomb, IL	$37,155	$29,875	9
East Carolina University Greenville, NC	$35,561	$24,250	15
University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	$35,409	$18,500	45
Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN	$34,856	$18,578	37
Brigham Young University Provo, UT	$34,279	$11,742	60
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	$34,099	$19,000	64
University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE	$33,828	$12,250	20
Montana State University Bozeman, MT	$33,415	$27,000	—
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	$32,756	$19,500	15
West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	$32,684	$20,916	—
University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA	$32,521	$24,315	23
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	$32,185	$21,696	26
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	$31,993	$20,205	37
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	$31,713	$20,612	47
Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	$31,622	$22,925	0
The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	$30,895	$19,085	25
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	$30,635	$21,627	5

Highest-paying Master's degree programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA	$59,206	$20,500	40
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	$44,585	—	12
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$30,439	$76,938	—
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey Monterey, CA	$30,439	$76,938	68