by our College Data Analytics Team
[Romance Languages](/majors/foreign-languages-linguistics/romance-languages/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. The schools below stand out for the salaries their romance languages graduates go on to command.
For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find where romance languages graduates earn the most.
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If you want to know which schools send romance languages graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
Creighton University earned the #1 spot for highest-paid romance languages graduates in Nebraska. Set in the city of Omaha, Creighton University is a private not-for-profit institution. Students who complete the romance languages program here go on to a median salary of roughly $68,627.
Strong graduate earnings at University Of Nebraska Lincoln earned it the #2 place for romance languages. Set in the city of Lincoln, University Of Nebraska Lincoln is a public institution. Students who complete the romance languages program here go on to a median salary of roughly $51,974.
Strong graduate earnings at University Of Nebraska At Kearney earned it the #3 place for romance languages. Set in the town of Kearney, University Of Nebraska At Kearney is a public institution. Romance Languages graduates of University Of Nebraska At Kearney earn a median of about $42,018 a year early in their careers.
This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their romance languages graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
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