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ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 1601

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services: is this associate's degree worth it?

National picture across 1 reporting college programs.

MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff

+$21,640 over 10 years

National scenario across reporting associate's degree programs, using median year-4 earnings, their institutions’ average net prices and a typical 2-year duration.

This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.

8.3 yrsModeled economic break-even

+21%Modeled 10-year ROI

$57,487Observed earnings · year 4

Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$57,487Median reported earnings · year 4

Not availableAverage reported earnings · year 5

Not availableMedian federal debt

70thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

1Reporting programs

1With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

OPEN PROFILE

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $57,368
Federal debt: $24,702
Reporting programs: 5

4 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $57,487
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $50,571
Federal debt: $20,824
Reporting programs: 102

91 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $95,625
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 3

3 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Doctoral Degree

Year-4 earnings: $84,478
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →

COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$57,487National median$57,48775th percentile$57,487

1 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1College of Southern Nevada$57,487

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1124 · 4 crosswalk linksInterpreters and TranslatorsSOC 27-3091 · 4 crosswalk linksEnglish Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1123 · 1 crosswalk linksSecondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationSOC 25-2031 · 1 crosswalk linksSocial Scientists and Related Workers, All OtherSOC 19-3099 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR LINGUISTIC, COMPARATIVE, AND RELATED LANGUAGE STUDIES AND SERVICES

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. ROI uses each institution’s average net price as a scenario—not an individual aid offer.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	10-year ROI	Verdict
1	College of Southern NevadaAssociate's Degree	Las Vegas, NV	$57,487	Not available	+21%	Positive payoff

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.