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Master's · English Language and Literature/letters

English Language and Literature, General (Master's): earnings by school

67 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$51,422
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$61,269
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$32,606
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 43 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $55,691 and $65,658. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Georgetown University DC—$101,463—
Wayne State University MI—$76,201—
Middlebury College VT$63,325$75,807$10,687
College of Staten Island CUNY NY—$71,707—
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona CA—$69,842$41,000
Salem State University MA$62,456$69,754—
Notre Dame of Maryland University MD—$68,760—
George Mason University VA$64,132$67,126—
National University CA$85,835$66,189$28,655
The College of New Jersey NJ$60,780$66,123—
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$55,235$65,658$32,606
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$55,235$65,658$32,606
Monmouth University NJ—$65,238—
University of Massachusetts-Boston MA$57,280$64,893—
Boston College MA—$64,159—
California State University-Fullerton CA$47,556$63,212—
California State University-Los Angeles CA$50,204$62,904—
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley TX—$62,899—
Bridgewater State University MA$63,299$62,844—
Sam Houston State University TX$62,500——
San Francisco State University CA$50,409$62,210$41,000
California State University-Northridge CA$55,662$61,735—
Miami University-Oxford OH$54,834$61,269—
Minnesota State University-Mankato MN$60,922—$20,500
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC$40,049$60,452$34,040
University of Northern Iowa IA—$60,443—
The University of Texas at Tyler TX$45,364$59,336—
Texas State University TX$47,672$58,914$21,550
Salisbury University MD$58,827$58,759—
CUNY Queens College NY$58,082——
Seton Hall University NJ—$57,651—
Ohio University-Main Campus OH$54,497$57,400$21,450
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania PA$53,078$57,227—
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$48,099$57,070$38,922
Western Illinois University IL—$55,987—
University at Albany NY—$55,691—
University of North Carolina Wilmington NC$55,470——
Villanova University PA$54,906——
University of Nebraska at Kearney NE$54,470——
University of North Florida FL—$54,367—
Morehead State University KY—$54,214—
Southern New Hampshire University NH$47,638$54,001$36,900
Montclair State University NJ$53,402——
East Texas A&M University TX$53,398——
University of West Florida FL$53,140——
Eastern Illinois University IL$51,422——
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH—$51,416—
University of Alabama in Huntsville AL$51,349——
East Carolina University NC$56,882$50,883—
Northern Illinois University IL—$50,510—
Emporia State University KS$50,341——
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO—$50,330—
Mercy University NY$49,067——
University of Nebraska at Omaha NE$48,860——
San Diego State University CA$39,721$48,158—
California State University-Long Beach CA$48,161$47,026—
Western Carolina University NC—$46,104—
University of New Orleans LA$45,328——
Indiana University of Pennsylvania PA$44,001——
Iowa State University IA$43,026——
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA$41,148——
University of Central Florida FL$40,901——
California State University-Sacramento CA$39,386——
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN$29,045——
Rutgers University-Camden NJ$27,786——
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$27,786——
Rutgers University-Newark NJ$27,786——