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BACHELOR'S DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 1611

Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics: is this bachelor's degree worth it?

National picture across 2 reporting college programs.

MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff

+$50,982 over 10 years

National scenario across reporting bachelor's degree programs, using median year-4 earnings, their institutions’ average net prices and a typical 4-year duration.

This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.

8.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
+20%Modeled 10-year ROI
$75,147Observed earnings · year 4
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$75,147Median reported earnings · year 4
$57,253Average reported earnings · year 5
$15,526Median federal debt
68thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential
2Reporting programs
1With year-4 earnings
COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median
25th percentile$75,147National median$75,14775th percentile$75,147
1 programs report year‑4 earnings.
WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Michigan State University$75,1472Brigham Young UniversityNot available

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1124 · 5 crosswalk linksInterpreters and TranslatorsSOC 27-3091 · 5 crosswalk linksSecondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationSOC 25-2031 · 2 crosswalk links
COMPARE NEARBY FIELDS

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BEST COLLEGES FOR MIDDLE/NEAR EASTERN AND SEMITIC LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. ROI uses each institution’s average net price as a scenario—not an individual aid offer.

#CollegeLocationEarnings, year 4Federal debt10-year ROIVerdict
1Michigan State UniversityBachelor's DegreeEast Lansing, MI$75,147Not available+17%Positive payoff
2Brigham Young UniversityBachelor's DegreeProvo, UTNot available$15,526WithheldPrice-proxy sensitive$15,564

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.