Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Georgetown University

Georgetown's Romance Languages program delivers earnings that dwarf the national benchmark—$46,190 versus $34,497 nationally—but that 60th percentile ranking against other DC programs suggests this may be more about Georgetown's network and location than the major itself. Still, graduates start nearly $12,000 ahead of their peers at other schools, and that gap widens substantially: by year four, median earnings reach $64,611, a 40% jump that indicates strong career trajectory even for a traditionally lower-earning humanities field.

The debt picture looks reasonable at $17,500, yielding a manageable 0.38 debt-to-earnings ratio. However, treat these numbers cautiously—the sample size is under 30 graduates, meaning a few high or low earners could skew the medians significantly. What's clear is that Georgetown's prestige (13% acceptance rate, average SAT of 1494) opens doors that the major alone might not, particularly in DC's government and international organization job market.

For parents worried about humanities ROI, this program offers better-than-average outcomes, but recognize you're paying for the Georgetown brand as much as the French or Spanish coursework. If your child is genuinely passionate about Romance languages and can get into Georgetown, the numbers work—just understand that peers studying computer science or economics at the same school will likely earn considerably more.