Bachelor's · Portland, Oregon
Is Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Lewis & Clark College worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $42,814
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- Not enough graduates to report
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- Not enough borrowers to report
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $145k (likely $145k – $176k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $5k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in OR
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$305k (likely −$413k – −$179k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$257k (likely −$456k – $10k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 74%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
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Students heading toward languages & cultures majors like this one often take these classes. Every school offers a different mix, so check with your counselor.
AP classes
- AP Spanish Language and Culture (or French, German, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Latin)
- AP World History: Modern
- AP Human Geography
IB Higher Level
- Language B HL
- History HL or Geography HL
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Other majors at Lewis & Clark College
- Law (Doctoral)$97,491
- Economics (Bachelor's)$81,567
- Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (Master's)$71,882
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (Master's)$67,080
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's)$66,472
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's)$65,440
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's)$62,852
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's)$62,755
- International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor's)$57,783
- Psychology, General (Bachelor's)$55,288
- Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's)$53,026
- Sociology and Anthropology (Bachelor's)$52,622
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at other schools in Oregon
- University of Oregon$57,106
- University of Portland$53,853
- Portland State University$50,241
- Oregon State University$49,910
- Oregon State University-Cascades Campus$49,910
- Willamette University$43,446