# Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other

> Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other is a field of study in the Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics area.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/programs/foreign-languages-literatures-and-linguistics-other
- CIP code: 16.99 (Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics)
- Colleges offering it: 45 at its most common degree level

## Outcomes by degree level (College Scorecard, 2025)

| Degree level | Colleges | Median earnings 1 yr | Median earnings 4 yrs | Median federal debt |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Certificate | 17 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Associate's | 8 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Bachelor's | 45 | $47,542 | $53,981 | $20,250 |
| Master's | 9 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Post-baccalaureate certificate | 1 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Doctoral | 7 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Graduate/professional certificate | 6 | not reported | not reported | not reported |

## Colleges whose graduates earn the most (Bachelor's)

Only programs with at least 10 graduates are listed.

| College | Location | Median earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| [Clemson University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/clemson-university-572) | Clemson, SC | $69,274 | $20,250 |
| [Georgia Southern University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/georgia-southern-university-1075) | Statesboro, GA | $53,981 | $18,750 |

## Related careers (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk)

- [Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/foreign-language-and-literature-teachers-postsecondary): $79,350 median pay
- [Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/secondary-school-teachers-except-special-and-career-technical-education): $72,040 median pay
- [Interpreters and Translators](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/interpreters-and-translators): $60,170 median pay

## More in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

- [Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/romance-languages-literatures-and-linguistics): 841 colleges
- [Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/linguistic-comparative-and-related-language-studies-and-services): 376 colleges
- [Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/germanic-languages-literatures-and-linguistics): 324 colleges
- [Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/classics-and-classical-languages-literatures-and-linguistics): 269 colleges
- [East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/east-asian-languages-literatures-and-linguistics): 160 colleges
- [American Sign Language](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/american-sign-language): 138 colleges
- [Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/slavic-baltic-and-albanian-languages-literatures-and-linguistics): 136 colleges
- [Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/middle-near-eastern-and-semitic-languages-literatures-and-linguistics): 83 colleges

## Sources

- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field-of-study data, 2025: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/
- NCES Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2020: https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/