UNC Greensboro Linguistics and Language Studies (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
- Public university
- Greensboro, NC
- About 13 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
UNC Greensboro linguistics and language studies graduates earn about what linguistics and language studies graduates earn nationally, $24,058 in their first year. Debt is high. The typical graduate leaves with $26,414 in federal loans, more than at 87% of linguistics and language studies programs in the country. Several North Carolina programs report higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The North Carolina and national columns are the medians across all linguistics and language studies bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Debt and first-year pay at every North Carolina linguistics and language studies program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the North Carolina medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $280 a month, or 14.0% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
81% of graduates (17 of 21) were working in North Carolina one year after graduating. Prices in the Greensboro area are about 7% below the national average, so a $24,058 salary here buys what about $25,906 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 linguistics and language studies, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
$57,650Median pay in North Carolina. 28,620 people work in this job in North Carolina. 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.
Interpreters and Translators
$50,030Median pay in North Carolina. 1,780 people work in this job in North Carolina. 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.
About UNC Greensboro
Linguistics and Language Studies ranks 37th of 41 bachelor's programs at UNC Greensboro by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($68,115), Computer Science ($67,781), and Computer Networking ($48,077).
Other linguistics and language studies bachelor's programs near Greensboro
Common questions
The median graduate earns $24,058 one year after graduating. The median across linguistics and language studies bachelor's programs in North Carolina is $24,658.
The median federal loan balance is $26,414, which ranks 5th lowest of 5 linguistics and language studies bachelor's programs in North Carolina. That works out to about $280 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 110% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 72%. Compare the cost with other North Carolina programs before deciding.
Most do. 81% (17 of 21) were working in North Carolina one year after graduating.
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 North Carolina 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 linguistics and language studies 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