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Romance Languages & Literatures Degree

198 schools compared · Average earnings $34,638/yr

Schools Offering

198

Avg Grad Earnings

$34,638/yr

Avg DegreeWorth Score

34/100

AI Automation Risk

Very High

61% task exposure

Best Schools for Romance Languages & Literatures

Top 198 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any row for full AI scenario analysis and earnings projections.

#	School	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	CUNY York College Jamaica, NY	64 59–66	$46,882/yr	Very High	14.9x
2	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	62 54–66	$40,002/yr	Very High	26.4x
3	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	60 55–63	$45,868/yr	Very High	13.6x
4	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI	60 54–63	$42,722/yr	Very High	15.3x
5	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	59 55–61	$59,220/yr	Very High	9.0x
6	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay, WI	59 54–61	$43,126/yr	Very High	13.9x
7	Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC	59 54–62	$36,179/yr	Very High	19.0x
8	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI	58 51–62	$41,109/yr	Very High	15.4x
9	CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	57 50–62	$37,654/yr	Very High	17.9x
10	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	56 51–59	$46,860/yr	Very High	10.3x
11	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	55 51–56	$43,821/yr	Very High	9.3x
12	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX	55 50–58	$40,562/yr	Very High	12.2x
13	Idaho State University Pocatello, ID	55 49–59	$38,054/yr	Very High	14.7x
14	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN	55 47–61	$37,845/yr	Very High	15.9x
15	CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY	55 50–57	$37,442/yr	Very High	11.5x
16	Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA	55 47–60	$36,237/yr	Very High	16.8x
17	Illinois State University Normal, IL	54 50–56	$49,448/yr	Very High	6.3x
18	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	54 49–56	$47,487/yr	Very High	7.0x
19	Winona State University Winona, MN	54 50–56	$41,866/yr	Very High	10.3x
20	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	54 48–57	$35,208/yr	Very High	15.0x
21	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	53 48–56	$42,436/yr	Very High	10.1x
22	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA	53 48–54	$36,444/yr	Very High	10.5x
23	CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY	53 48–55	$35,941/yr	Very High	11.1x
24	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	53 46–58	$34,117/yr	Very High	16.6x
25	Bentley University Waltham, MA	52 46–54	$66,917/yr	Very High	1.9x
26	Kean University Union, NJ	52 47–54	$42,750/yr	Very High	7.8x
27	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	52 46–57	$39,516/yr	Very High	11.4x
28	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	52 47–56	$38,478/yr	Very High	11.9x
29	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI	52 46–56	$37,018/yr	Very High	12.6x
30	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	52 47–54	$35,191/yr	Very High	12.3x
31	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	51 44–57	$40,818/yr	Very High	10.1x
32	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL	51 46–55	$40,586/yr	Very High	9.5x
33	Westfield State University Westfield, MA	51 46–53	$40,405/yr	Very High	7.5x
34	Iowa State University Ames, IA	51 45–54	$37,909/yr	Very High	10.3x
35	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI	51 46–54	$36,411/yr	Very High	11.4x
36	University of Idaho Moscow, ID	51 46–52	$36,200/yr	Very High	9.3x
37	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV	51 45–55	$35,591/yr	Very High	12.2x
38	California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA	51 43–56	$30,502/yr	Very High	17.5x
39	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	51 44–56	$28,603/yr	Very High	19.4x
40	Weber State University Ogden, UT	51 41–58	$27,989/yr	Very High	23.8x
41	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	51 41–57	$27,578/yr	Very High	23.1x
42	New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ	50 44–55	$39,714/yr	Very High	9.7x
43	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	50 42–56	$35,720/yr	Very High	12.6x
44	University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX	50 46–52	$34,003/yr	Very High	10.0x
45	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM	50 42–56	$32,236/yr	Very High	15.7x
46	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	50 42–56	$30,534/yr	Very High	17.2x
47	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	49 43–52	$57,858/yr	Very High	1.9x
48	Ball State University Muncie, IN	49 45–51	$37,553/yr	Very High	8.8x
49	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	49 43–55	$34,702/yr	Very High	12.5x
50	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	49 41–56	$33,705/yr	Very High	13.5x
51	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	49 39–58	$32,718/yr	Very High	16.1x
52	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	49 41–56	$32,508/yr	Very High	14.4x
53	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	48 42–51	$42,436/yr	Very High	—
54	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	48 42–53	$38,942/yr	Very High	8.8x
55	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA	48 44–50	$37,374/yr	Very High	7.2x
56	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	48 42–52	$35,781/yr	Very High	10.1x
57	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	48 41–56	$34,929/yr	Very High	12.4x
58	Utah State University Logan, UT	48 38–57	$30,242/yr	Very High	17.0x
59	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	47 41–51	$54,327/yr	Very High	1.9x
60	Colgate University Hamilton, NY	47 42–51	$53,541/yr	Very High	2.0x
61	College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	47 42–51	$52,210/yr	Very High	2.1x
62	Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	47 40–51	$51,120/yr	Very High	2.1x
63	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	47 41–50	$39,220/yr	Very High	6.1x
64	Clemson University Clemson, SC	47 42–50	$39,209/yr	Very High	5.3x
65	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	47 41–51	$36,692/yr	Very High	8.4x
66	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	47 39–54	$34,572/yr	Very High	11.2x
67	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA	47 39–54	$34,572/yr	Very High	11.0x
68	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	47 39–55	$33,307/yr	Very High	12.3x
69	California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA	47 40–53	$29,329/yr	Very High	14.2x
70	State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	47 38–56	$28,681/yr	Very High	16.6x
71	William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	46 40–50	$40,260/yr	Very High	4.7x
72	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	46 39–51	$38,269/yr	Very High	6.7x
73	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	46 39–52	$35,635/yr	Very High	9.1x
74	University of Georgia Athens, GA	46 39–53	$33,169/yr	Very High	11.7x
75	CUNY City College New York, NY	46 35–55	$23,932/yr	Very High	19.6x
76	Amherst College Amherst, MA	45 39–48	$49,322/yr	Very High	0.8x
77	Tufts University Medford, MA	45 39–48	$49,164/yr	Very High	0.8x
78	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	45 39–48	$47,208/yr	Very High	1.8x
79	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	45 39–49	$35,658/yr	Very High	7.6x
80	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	45 39–50	$33,901/yr	Very High	9.3x
81	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	45 39–50	$32,084/yr	Very High	10.3x
82	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	45 38–53	$30,291/yr	Very High	12.8x
83	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC	45 36–52	$25,426/yr	Very High	15.2x
84	Georgetown University Washington, DC	44 38–47	$46,190/yr	Very High	1.5x
85	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	44 38–49	$46,030/yr	Very High	2.1x
86	Villanova University Villanova, PA	44 38–49	$45,088/yr	Very High	2.1x
87	Butler University Indianapolis, IN	44 38–48	$43,678/yr	Very High	2.4x
88	Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MN	44 39–47	$40,212/yr	Very High	3.2x
89	University of Delaware Newark, DE	44 39–47	$36,297/yr	Very High	4.6x
90	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	44 39–47	$35,411/yr	Very High	5.0x
91	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	44 39–46	$34,510/yr	Very High	5.4x
92	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR	44 39–47	$34,510/yr	Very High	5.9x
93	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	44 39–48	$34,484/yr	Very High	7.7x
94	College of Charleston Charleston, SC	44 37–49	$32,503/yr	Very High	9.3x
95	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	44 37–50	$28,182/yr	Very High	12.2x
96	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	44 34–54	$26,557/yr	Very High	15.0x
97	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	44 32–54	$20,070/yr	Very High	19.1x
98	Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	43 37–46	$45,300/yr	Very High	0.7x
99	Fordham University Bronx, NY	43 37–46	$44,073/yr	Very High	1.2x
100	University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	43 37–46	$43,472/yr	Very High	1.8x
101	DePauw University Greencastle, IN	43 37–47	$43,049/yr	Very High	2.0x
102	University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	43 36–47	$32,934/yr	Very High	7.9x
103	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	43 36–49	$30,505/yr	Very High	9.9x
104	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	43 38–45	$27,657/yr	Very High	8.3x
105	Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA	43 37–48	$27,427/yr	Very High	11.2x
106	Boise State University Boise, ID	43 35–51	$26,579/yr	Very High	12.9x
107	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	43 35–51	$26,232/yr	Very High	13.4x
108	California State University-Chico Chico, CA	43 33–54	$22,917/yr	Very High	16.3x
109	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	43 33–53	$21,609/yr	Very High	16.4x
110	Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	42 37–45	$44,068/yr	Very High	0.7x
111	Denison University Granville, OH	42 36–45	$42,992/yr	Very High	1.0x
112	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	42 36–45	$41,033/yr	Very High	2.0x
113	University of Portland Portland, OR	42 36–46	$41,018/yr	Very High	2.0x
114	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	42 36–45	$33,081/yr	Very High	5.8x
115	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT	42 35–47	$32,795/yr	Very High	7.4x
116	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT	42 35–47	$32,795/yr	Very High	7.4x
117	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT	42 35–47	$32,795/yr	Very High	7.4x
118	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT	42 35–47	$32,795/yr	Very High	7.4x
119	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	42 36–46	$32,630/yr	Very High	7.1x
120	University at Albany Albany, NY	42 37–45	$30,810/yr	Very High	6.4x
121	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	42 35–49	$28,746/yr	Very High	10.5x
122	Colby College Waterville, ME	41 36–44	$42,326/yr	Very High	0.6x
123	Hamilton College Clinton, NY	41 35–44	$41,946/yr	Very High	1.2x
124	University of Denver Denver, CO	41 36–44	$41,865/yr	Very High	0.8x
125	Emory University Atlanta, GA	41 34–46	$40,019/yr	Very High	2.0x
126	DePaul University Chicago, IL	41 35–44	$39,207/yr	Very High	2.1x
127	Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI	41 35–43	$38,068/yr	Very High	2.2x
128	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	41 34–46	$32,795/yr	Very High	6.2x
129	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	41 34–47	$31,622/yr	Very High	7.7x
130	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	41 35–46	$31,569/yr	Very High	7.5x
131	Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ	41 34–46	$31,335/yr	Very High	7.1x
132	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	41 34–46	$31,335/yr	Very High	7.0x
133	Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ	41 34–46	$31,335/yr	Very High	7.3x
134	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN	41 35–46	$31,174/yr	Very High	7.9x
135	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX	41 34–47	$27,138/yr	Very High	10.5x
136	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI	41 36–43	$26,584/yr	Very High	7.1x
137	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	41 33–49	$20,433/yr	Very High	12.9x
138	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA	41 31–52	$18,490/yr	Very High	14.9x
139	Bates College Lewiston, ME	40 34–43	$40,395/yr	Very High	0.6x
140	Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	40 34–43	$40,204/yr	Very High	0.5x
141	Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	40 34–46	$39,694/yr	Very High	2.2x
142	Wofford College Spartanburg, SC	40 34–43	$39,499/yr	Very High	1.5x
143	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	40 35–43	$30,504/yr	Very High	4.6x
144	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	40 33–45	$29,765/yr	Very High	7.3x
145	University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg, PA	40 33–45	$29,617/yr	Very High	7.8x
146	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	40 33–45	$29,330/yr	Very High	7.8x
147	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	40 33–50	$27,815/yr	Very High	10.5x
148	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	40 32–49	$25,814/yr	Very High	10.8x
149	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	40 36–42	$25,242/yr	Very High	7.5x
150	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	39 34–43	$39,825/yr	Very High	0.6x
151	Hope College Holland, MI	39 33–43	$35,992/yr	Very High	2.4x
152	Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL	39 32–44	$35,767/yr	Very High	2.9x
153	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	39 32–44	$30,970/yr	Very High	5.1x
154	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	39 32–43	$28,231/yr	Very High	6.8x
155	Portland State University Portland, OR	39 33–43	$27,500/yr	Very High	7.7x
156	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	39 31–49	$26,966/yr	Very High	9.9x
157	University of North Texas Denton, TX	39 31–48	$24,880/yr	Very High	10.4x
158	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	39 29–53	$19,519/yr	Very High	13.9x
159	Williams College Williamstown, MA	38 32–41	$37,968/yr	Very High	0.5x
160	Wheaton College Wheaton, IL	38 33–41	$37,025/yr	Very High	1.1x
161	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	38 31–42	$29,617/yr	Very High	5.0x
162	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY	38 31–43	$24,967/yr	Very High	8.1x
163	Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	37 31–41	$36,776/yr	Very High	1.2x
164	Chapman University Orange, CA	37 31–40	$36,546/yr	Very High	0.5x
165	Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL	37 31–40	$35,622/yr	Very High	1.3x
166	Central College Pella, IA	37 31–39	$30,211/yr	Very High	2.6x
167	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH	37 30–42	$27,312/yr	Very High	5.6x
168	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	37 30–46	$24,453/yr	Very High	8.6x
169	Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH	37 31–44	$23,739/yr	Very High	8.5x
170	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	37 29–50	$21,411/yr	Very High	10.9x
171	Smith College Northampton, MA	36 30–40	$35,407/yr	Very High	1.1x
172	Baylor University Waco, TX	36 30–39	$34,649/yr	Very High	0.6x
173	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	36 27–47	$22,803/yr	Very High	8.3x
174	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	35 29–42	$33,419/yr	Very High	2.1x
175	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	35 29–40	$22,734/yr	Very High	5.9x
176	Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	34 28–38	$32,356/yr	Very High	1.3x
177	Monmouth College Monmouth, IL	34 28–37	$32,036/yr	Very High	0.8x
178	Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN	34 28–38	$31,752/yr	Very High	1.7x
179	St Olaf College Northfield, MN	33 28–36	$32,094/yr	Very High	0.4x
180	Gonzaga University Spokane, WA	32 26–35	$29,859/yr	Very High	0.4x
181	Dominican University River Forest, IL	32 27–35	$29,102/yr	Very High	0.9x
182	Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	31 25–35	$28,999/yr	Very High	1.0x
183	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	31 25–35	$28,691/yr	Very High	1.3x
184	Seattle University Seattle, WA	31 25–35	$28,082/yr	Very High	1.2x
185	Drew University Madison, NJ	31 25–37	$27,823/yr	Very High	2.0x
186	University of Redlands Redlands, CA	31 24–37	$27,731/yr	Very High	1.9x
187	Willamette University Salem, OR	30 24–34	$27,044/yr	Very High	1.2x
188	Mercer University Macon, GA	30 25–33	$26,952/yr	Very High	0.6x
189	Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	30 23–34	$26,013/yr	Very High	1.1x
190	Nazareth University Rochester, NY	30 24–33	$25,979/yr	Very High	0.6x
191	University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA	29 23–36	$25,035/yr	Very High	1.7x
192	Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA	29 23–32	$24,773/yr	Very High	0.2x
193	Augustana College Rock Island, IL	29 23–35	$24,208/yr	Very High	1.8x
194	Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, PA	28 23–31	$23,699/yr	Very High	0.0x
195	Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH	28 23–31	$23,537/yr	Very High	0.1x
196	Allegheny College Meadville, PA	28 22–34	$21,822/yr	Very High	1.6x
197	Washington & Jefferson College Washington, PA	28 23–31	$19,700/yr	Very High	0.7x
198	Centre College Danville, KY	27 22–31	$19,503/yr	Very High	-0.0x

Highest Earning Romance Languages & Literatures Programs

Schools where Romance Languages & Literatures graduates earn the most in their first year after graduation.

School	1-Year Earnings	DW Score	AI Risk
Bentley University	$66,917/yr	52	Very High
University of Rhode Island	$59,220/yr	59	Very High
Southern Methodist University	$57,858/yr	49	Very High
Columbia University in the City of New York	$54,327/yr	47	Very High
Colgate University	$53,541/yr	47	Very High
College of the Holy Cross	$52,210/yr	47	Very High
Bucknell University	$51,120/yr	47	Very High
Illinois State University	$49,448/yr	54	Very High
Amherst College	$49,322/yr	45	Very High
Tufts University	$49,164/yr	45	Very High

Best ROI for Romance Languages & Literatures

Schools with the highest earnings-to-tuition ratio for Romance Languages & Literatures.

School	ROI Multiple	Earnings	DW Score
Brigham Young University	26.4x	$40,002/yr	62
Weber State University	23.8x	$27,989/yr	51
University of Florida	23.1x	$27,578/yr	51
CUNY City College	19.6x	$23,932/yr	46
Florida State University	19.4x	$28,603/yr	51
California State University-Fresno	19.1x	$20,070/yr	44
Western Carolina University	19.0x	$36,179/yr	59
CUNY Queens College	17.9x	$37,654/yr	57
California State University-Channel Islands	17.5x	$30,502/yr	51
CUNY Hunter College	17.2x	$30,534/yr	50

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Romance Languages & Literatures graduates earn?

Across 198 schools, Romance Languages & Literatures graduates earn an average of $34,638 per year in their first year after graduation. Earnings range from $18,490 to $66,917 depending on the school.

What is the AI automation risk for Romance Languages & Literatures?

Romance Languages & Literatures is rated "Very High" for AI automation risk, with an average of 61% of job tasks exposed to large language models and AI tools. This means most career tasks in this field could be augmented or replaced by AI over the next decade.

Which school has the best Romance Languages & Literatures program?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score (combining earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and ROI), CUNY York College ranks #1 for Romance Languages & Literatures with a score of 64/100 and graduate earnings of $46,882/yr.

Is a Romance Languages & Literatures degree worth it?

On average, Romance Languages & Literatures graduates earn 7.7x their in-state tuition over 10 years. This is a moderate return — school choice matters significantly.

About This Data

This page aggregates Romance Languages & Literatures programs across 198 schools using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each school's program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.