Education
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
- Median pay
- $79,350
- Outlook
- Little or no change
Doctoral or professional degree
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Instructing
ProgramsForeign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP16.04
136 colleges offer Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. See what it covers, which degree levels are available and what graduates earn and borrow.
Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
Colleges offering it, by degree level
What it covers
A general program that focuses on one or more of the Slavic languages of Central and Eastern Europe. Includes instruction in philology; linguistics; dialects and pidgins; literature; and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.
Definition: National Center for Education Statistics, Classification of Instructional Programs 2020, code 16.04.
Colleges report these specific programs under CIP 16.04.
By degree level
Medians across colleges of each college's own program median. Earnings are for graduates who received federal aid and were working.
| Degree level | Colleges | Median earnings | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 17 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate's | 5 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Bachelor's | 136 | $68,6884 yrs after · 1 college | Not reported |
| Master's | 27 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Post-baccalaureate certificate | 1 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Doctoral | 22 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Graduate/professional certificate | 4 | Not reported | Not reported |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data, 2025. Colleges with too few graduates have their earnings and debt suppressed, so the number of colleges reporting is smaller than the number offering the program.
Bachelor's programs
Median earnings four years after finishing, among programs with at least 10 graduates in the latest year. Earnings are one measure; cost and graduation rate matter too.
Columbus, OH · Public · 13 graduates
$68,688
debt not reported
Careers
Occupations linked to Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by the NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for each occupation.
Education
Doctoral or professional degree
Education
Bachelor's degree
Arts, design and media
Bachelor's degree
Other programs in the same area of study, by how many colleges offer them.
Every program in this areaPublished colleges on CollegesRef report Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at these degree levels: certificate (17 colleges), associate's (5 colleges), bachelor's (136 colleges), master's (27 colleges), post-baccalaureate certificate (1 college), doctoral (22 colleges), graduate/professional certificate (4 colleges). Counts are from College Scorecard field-of-study data (2025).
At the median college, bachelor's graduates in Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn $68,688 a year four years after finishing, across 1 college that report earnings. Figures cover graduates who received federal aid.
Ohio State University reports the highest median earnings for bachelor's graduates in Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics: $68,688 four years after finishing, among programs with at least 10 graduates.