How much debt do Oregon State Romance languages graduates have?

The median federal loan balance is $28,758, which ranks 5th lowest of 5 Romance languages bachelor's programs in Oregon. That works out to about $305 a month over 10 years.

Is a Romance languages degree from Oregon State worth it?

It depends on your other options. Debt equals 83% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 62%. Compare the cost with other Oregon programs before deciding.

Oregon State Romance Languages (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt

Bachelor's in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Public university
Corvallis, OR
About 25 graduates a year

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

Oregon State Romance languages graduates earn about what Romance languages graduates earn nationally, $34,510 in their first year. Debt is high. The typical graduate leaves with $28,758 in federal loans, more than at 98% of Romance languages programs in the country. One other Oregon program reports higher pay.

First-year earnings$34,51049th percentile of 189 programs nationally

Median federal debt$28,7585th lowest of 5 Oregon programs

Debt-to-earnings83%Oregon median 71%, national 62%

How it compares

Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Oregon and national columns are the medians across all Romance languages bachelor's programs that report the figure.

	Oregon State	Oregon	National
Earnings, 1 year after graduating	$34,510	$29,765	$34,649
Median federal debt at graduation	$28,758	$21,511	$22,067
Debt as share of first-year pay	83%	71%	62%
Programs compared		5	189

Debt and first-year pay at every Oregon Romance languages program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Oregon medians.

Oregon StateOther Oregon programs

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Paying back the loans

On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $305 a month, or 10.6% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.

Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth

Prices in the Corvallis area are about 4% above the national average, so a $34,510 salary here buys what about $33,177 buys in a typical US city.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to Romance languages, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

$79,570

Median pay in Oregon. 11,730 people work in this job in Oregon. Nationally, jobs are projected to stay about the same in number from 2025 to 2035, with about 63,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $49,640Top 10%: $101,310

Interpreters and Translators

$66,300

Median pay in Oregon. 660 people work in this job in Oregon. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 2% from 2025 to 2035, with about 6,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $47,090Top 10%: $95,770

About Oregon State

In-state tuition and fees	$14,400 / year
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$38,190 / year
Average net price after aid	$19,604 / year
Admission rate	77%
Graduation rate (within 6 years)	70%
Undergraduate students	30,743

Romance Languages ranks 43rd of 56 bachelor's programs at Oregon State by first-year earnings. The top three are Computer Science ($85,376), Construction Engineering ($80,936), and Industrial Engineering ($78,425).

Other Romance languages bachelor's programs near Corvallis

School	Distance	Year 1 pay	Debt
Oregon StateCorvallis, OR · public		$34,510	$28,758
Willamette UniversitySalem, OR · private nonprofit	28 mi	$27,044	$21,511
University of OregonEugene, OR · public	37 mi	$29,765	$19,500

Common questions

The median graduate earns $34,510 one year after graduating. The median across Romance languages bachelor's programs in Oregon is $29,765.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Oregon comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the Romance languages program.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024

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