Bachelor's · Cheney, Washington
Is English Language and Literature, General at Eastern Washington University worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $41,294
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $44,620
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $14,000
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $58k (likely $58k – $79k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $1k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in WA
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$254k (likely −$338k – −$163k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$233k (likely −$379k – −$45k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 43%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
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- AP English Language and Composition
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Other majors at Eastern Washington University
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Graduate certificate)$102,228
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- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's)$75,656
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English Language and Literature, General at other schools in Washington
- Seattle University$78,906
- Gonzaga University$59,151
- University of Washington-Seattle Campus$57,649
- Seattle Pacific University$52,378
- Washington State University$50,745
- University of Puget Sound$50,690
- Whitworth University$47,699
- Western Washington University$46,571
- Central Washington University$43,101