Bachelor's · Denver, Colorado

Is English Language and Literature, General at University of Denver worth it?

Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.

The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans

Pays back slowly: graduates typically recover the cost in about 17.7 years.

Earnings 1 year after graduating: Not enough graduates to report; Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating: $52,940; Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation: $22,250; NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Net cost to graduate, all families: $136k (likely $136k – $144k); AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4: $9k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in CO; 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback: 17.7 years (likely 9.4–20+); Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return: −$269k (likely −$374k – −$160k); Today's dollars
20-year net return: −$155k (likely −$365k – $67k); 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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AP classes

AP English Language and Composition
AP English Literature and Composition
AP Seminar

IB Higher Level

Language A: Literature HL or Language and Literature HL
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus$54,500
University of Colorado Boulder$54,085
Metropolitan State University of Denver$51,955
University of Northern Colorado$46,455
Colorado State University-Fort Collins$46,154
Colorado State University Pueblo$44,045
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Western Colorado University$39,414