Orange City, Iowa · Private Non-Profit
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services at Northwestern College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 1.7% reported program-share signal, $25,907 school-wide net price, and $49,802 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 20 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.7% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.7%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~20
- Schools with reported signal
- 391
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 80.4%
- Graduation rate
- 66.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $25,907/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $103,628
- Median debt
- $23,249
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $49,802/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (1.7%), school-wide average net price ($25,907), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($49,802), and peer averages from 391 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 391 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of D, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 2.9x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($8,080 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($10,549 below). Together, those evidence points place Northwestern College in the top 96% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 1.0% reported share · $6,128 net A+ 
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA · 0.1% reported share · $2,407 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services accounts for 1.7% of reported programs at Northwestern College, which is bigger than 95% of schools in this field set and 2.9x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 20 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Northwestern College's average net price is $25,907 per year, about $103,628 over four years. That is $8,080 above the $17,827 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $49,802 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $10,549 below the $60,351 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Northwestern College #377 of 391 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.