English Language and Literature, General

30,365 students earn a english language and literature, general credential each year across 1,413 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $29,848
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $47,436

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 1,204 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia55$52,1221 year out$78,299$16,500 2University of Houston-Clear LakeHouston, Texas22$50,8761 year out$56,987$15,875 3Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch, New Jersey41$50,7371 year out$56,517$27,000 4Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island77$50,4371 year out$55,569$13,500 5Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts18$49,6391 year out$53,709$27,000 6Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, Massachusetts3$49,6391 year out$53,709$27,000 7Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, Maine36$49,4211 year out——8Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts62$49,3401 year out$65,491$13,125 9Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, New Jersey22$48,3681 year out$57,026$25,139 10Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York39$48,0081 year out$60,334$15,875 11Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas18$47,0191 year out$73,804$19,500 12Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire43$45,1571 year out$90,619$20,407 13Georgian Court UniversityLakewood, New Jersey14$44,9821 year out$56,178$26,000 14Stonehill CollegeEaston, Massachusetts17$44,6291 year out$60,159$24,737 15University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois53$44,3971 year out$54,643—16East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, Texas20$43,4701 year out—$13,407 17College of the Holy CrossWorcester, Massachusetts58$43,3621 year out$81,948$27,000 18Utah Tech UniversitySaint George, Utah30$42,1101 year out$40,629$16,530 19Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts25$41,9791 year out——20Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts84$41,8781 year out$70,856$18,832 21University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa17$41,8701 year out$47,249$24,274 22Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, Washington35$41,0771 year out$57,102$27,000 23Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut61$41,0451 year out$62,925—24University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania47$40,9671 year out$59,903$19,500 25Athens State UniversityAthens, Alabama23$40,9171 year out$43,504$26,833 26Chapman UniversityOrange, California19$40,8611 year out—$22,750 27University of Wisconsin-Green BayGreen Bay, Wisconsin22$40,8121 year out$45,294$25,000 28Providence CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island24$40,7981 year out$57,791$25,500 29The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas66$40,7181 year out$52,557$23,613 30William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia51$40,6971 year out$55,995$19,500 31Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, Pennsylvania38$40,6011 year out$58,130$26,724 32East Central UniversityAda, Oklahoma7$40,5591 year out$38,566—33University of South AlabamaMobile, Alabama26$40,4861 year out$42,442$23,505 34Barnard CollegeNew York, New York62$40,4141 year out$66,870$19,000 35University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana43$40,3451 year out$65,653$19,500 36Bates CollegeLewiston, Maine25$40,2331 year out$60,044—37Longwood UniversityFarmville, Virginia20$40,1671 year out$48,248$26,500 38Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, Pennsylvania11$40,1511 year out$49,572$27,000 39University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia150$40,0921 year out$65,660$15,000 40Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburg, Massachusetts3$39,9381 year out$45,015$27,000 41Brandeis UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts32$39,8671 year out$49,384$26,000 42St. Mary's UniversitySan Antonio, Texas17$39,7521 year out$44,831$26,000 43University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, Wisconsin64$39,5911 year out$45,418$23,874 44Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois109$39,5631 year out$48,567$23,125 45University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, Illinois24$39,3581 year out$41,513$32,574 46Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan82$39,3341 year out$47,325$28,570 47Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland62$39,2501 year out$54,336$21,500 48Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia77$39,1551 year out$56,347$21,625 49Texas A&M University-San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas25$39,1521 year out—$19,000 50Keene State CollegeKeene, New Hampshire28$39,1221 year out$52,901$27,000 51Westminster UniversitySalt Lake City, Utah5$39,0261 year out—$26,750 52George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia37$38,9851 year out$64,674$23,250 53University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah91$38,6441 year out$52,921$20,000 54Luther CollegeDecorah, Iowa22$38,4901 year out$43,688$27,000 55Lesley UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts9$38,4421 year out$58,722$24,750 56Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts27$38,3761 year out$64,206$12,000 57Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa65$38,3751 year out$41,391$24,000 58University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, Virginia20$38,3331 year out$55,411$22,980 59Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, Texas24$38,1711 year out$56,422$28,395 60University of Phoenix-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona94$38,1631 year out$42,784$45,880 61The University of Texas at TylerTyler, Texas23$38,0891 year out$35,313$25,250 62Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey39$37,8151 year out$51,853$26,554 63Westmont CollegeSanta Barbara, California13$37,8061 year out—$26,388 64Jacksonville State UniversityJacksonville, Alabama17$37,7741 year out$44,413$23,267 65University of Wisconsin-La CrosseLa Crosse, Wisconsin32$37,7481 year out$47,976$23,250 66Villanova UniversityVillanova, Pennsylvania36$37,6431 year out$70,587$26,899 67American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia67$37,6021 year out$40,154$35,094 68University of Wisconsin-River FallsRiver Falls, Wisconsin13$37,5861 year out$49,938$24,495 69Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, Tennessee19$37,4861 year out$40,184$25,677 70South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota11$37,2521 year out$46,053$25,200 71New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, New Jersey22$37,2441 year out$53,839$26,980 72Framingham State UniversityFramingham, Massachusetts17$37,1881 year out$44,166$27,000 73Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashington, Pennsylvania18$37,0461 year out$53,369$27,000 74University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois96$37,0311 year out$60,391$20,961 75Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville, Pennsylvania32$36,8651 year out$42,223$25,934 76Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas42$36,7491 year out$49,173$25,250 77Washburn UniversityTopeka, Kansas9$36,5981 year out$38,832$23,000 78Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, Illinois21$36,5941 year out$48,631$19,000 79University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland100$36,5611 year out$58,415$21,500 80Gordon CollegeWenham, Massachusetts12$36,4621 year out$47,430$27,000 81Whitworth UniversitySpokane, Washington29$36,3871 year out$55,426$24,642 82Elon UniversityElon, North Carolina18$36,3021 year out$67,741—83Kean UniversityUnion, New Jersey67$36,2571 year out$51,764$30,679 84Augustana UniversitySioux Falls, South Dakota12$36,2471 year out$47,658$26,000 85Nazareth UniversityRochester, New York8$36,2001 year out$45,391$27,000 86Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, Virginia61$36,0541 year out$51,643$28,676 87Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia33$36,0191 year out$62,306$21,000 88The College of New JerseyEwing, New Jersey59$35,9251 year out$56,415$25,000 89Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, Connecticut35$35,8591 year out$49,870$27,000 90Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York87$35,8381 year out$74,155$25,500 91University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, Massachusetts75$35,8201 year out$48,236$26,960 92McDaniel CollegeWestminster, Maryland6$35,7931 year out$51,942$22,250 93University of North GeorgiaDahlonega, Georgia39$35,7331 year out$40,658$24,500 94Hofstra UniversityHempstead, New York22$35,6371 year out$52,201$24,485 95University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland99$35,6301 year out$50,536$24,062 96Meredith CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina5$35,6191 year out—$26,500 97Saint Anselm CollegeManchester, New Hampshire9$35,5841 year out$63,982$26,000 98Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan52$35,5491 year out$36,703$27,000 99Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, Texas25$35,5021 year out—$20,375 100Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado69$35,4871 year out$44,413$30,000

Associate programs — top 100 of 207 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York, New York32$24,2071 year out$24,609$5,700 2San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, Texas97$19,1251 year out$30,573$8,250 3Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California57—1 year out——4Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah49—1 year out$35,116—5Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California48—1 year out——6El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California47—1 year out$38,729—7Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California46—1 year out——8Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California46—1 year out——9Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California45—1 year out——10Yuba CollegeMarysville, California44—1 year out——11Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California38—1 year out——12Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California38—1 year out——13Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California37—1 year out——14Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California37—1 year out——15Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas37—1 year out—$9,596 16American River CollegeSacramento, California35—1 year out——17Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California35—1 year out——18Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California35—1 year out——19Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California35—1 year out——20Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California35—1 year out——21College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California33—1 year out$29,872—22East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California33—1 year out——23Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California32—1 year out——24San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California30—1 year out——25Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California29—1 year out——26Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California28—1 year out——27Clovis Community CollegeFresno, California28—1 year out——28Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California27—1 year out——29Cypress CollegeCypress, California27—1 year out——30Fresno City CollegeFresno, California27—1 year out——31Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California26—1 year out——32San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California26—1 year out$39,391—33Merced CollegeMerced, California24—1 year out——34Citrus CollegeGlendora, California23—1 year out——35Crafton Hills CollegeYucaipa, California23—1 year out——36Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California22—1 year out——37San Diego City CollegeSan Diego, California22—1 year out——38Sierra CollegeRocklin, California22—1 year out——39Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico22—1 year out——40MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California21—1 year out——41College of the SequoiasVisalia, California21—1 year out——42Ventura CollegeVentura, California21—1 year out——43Tulsa Community CollegeTulsa, Oklahoma21—1 year out——44CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City, New York20—1 year out$32,399—45Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California19—1 year out——46Butte CollegeOroville, California19—1 year out——47Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California19—1 year out——48Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California19—1 year out——49Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg, Pennsylvania19—1 year out——50Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas19—1 year out——51Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, Texas19—1 year out——52Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California18—1 year out——53Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California18—1 year out——54Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California18—1 year out——55Hartnell CollegeSalinas, California17—1 year out——56Solano Community CollegeFairfield, California17—1 year out——57Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom, California17—1 year out——58Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California16—1 year out——59Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California16—1 year out——60Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California16—1 year out——61Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, California16—1 year out——62Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills, California15—1 year out——63Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills, California15—1 year out——64San Diego Miramar CollegeSan Diego, California15—1 year out——65San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino, California15—1 year out——66West Valley CollegeSaratoga, California15—1 year out——67Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania15—1 year out—$12,250 68South Texas CollegeMcAllen, Texas15—1 year out$28,046—69De Anza CollegeCupertino, California14—1 year out——70College of the DesertPalm Desert, California14—1 year out——71Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, California14—1 year out——72Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, California14—1 year out——73Chabot CollegeHayward, California13—1 year out——74College of San MateoSan Mateo, California13—1 year out——75Northern Oklahoma CollegeTonkawa, Oklahoma13—1 year out——76Snow CollegeEphraim, Utah13—1 year out——77College of Western IdahoNampa, Idaho13—1 year out——78City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California12—1 year out——79Los Angeles Harbor CollegeWilmington, California12—1 year out——80Oxnard CollegeOxnard, California12—1 year out——81Shasta CollegeRedding, California12—1 year out——82Victor Valley CollegeVictorville, California12—1 year out——83Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio12—1 year out——84Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown, Pennsylvania12—1 year out——85Temple CollegeTemple, Texas12—1 year out——86Norco CollegeNorco, California12—1 year out——87Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach, California11—1 year out$33,770—88Woodland Community CollegeWoodland, California11—1 year out——89Cuyamaca CollegeEl Cajon, California10—1 year out——90Imperial Valley CollegeImperial, California10—1 year out——91Reedley CollegeReedley, California10—1 year out——92Los Medanos CollegePittsburg, California10—1 year out——93Bunker Hill Community CollegeBoston, Massachusetts10—1 year out——94College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada10—1 year out——95Las Positas CollegeLivermore, California10—1 year out——96Moreno Valley CollegeMoreno Valley, California10—1 year out——97Porterville CollegePorterville, California9—1 year out——98Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California9—1 year out——99Great Basin CollegeElko, Nevada9—1 year out——100CUNY Bronx Community CollegeBronx, New York9—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 32 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Davidson CollegeDavidson, North Carolina—$34,7071 year out$58,057—2Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona—$31,0871 year out$48,767$18,712 3University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater, Wisconsin23$27,0131 year out—$27,000 4New Professions Technical InstituteMiami, Florida—$26,0261 year out$28,021$8,711 5Interactive College of Technology-ChambleeChamblee, Georgia—$25,4341 year out$28,413$6,879 6MDT College of Health SciencesChicago, Illinois—$24,3041 year out——7Interactive College of TechnologyPasadena, Texas—$22,9501 year out$24,873—8Florida National University-Main CampusHialeah, Florida—$21,9301 year out$33,341$6,625 9Columbia CollegeVienna, Virginia—$20,3221 year out$23,486—10Manhattan School of Computer TechnologyBrooklyn, New York118$19,4171 year out$23,652—11Diversified Vocational CollegeLos Angeles, California—$14,9431 year out——12Paris Junior CollegeParis, Texas180—1 year out——13University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri29—1 year out——14Western Oregon UniversityMonmouth, Oregon17—1 year out——15Citrus CollegeGlendora, California13—1 year out——16Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California9—1 year out——17University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, Wisconsin8—1 year out——18Trident Technical CollegeCharleston, South Carolina6—1 year out——19University of Wisconsin-ParksideKenosha, Wisconsin5—1 year out——20Purdue University NorthwestHammond, Indiana4—1 year out——21Thiel CollegeGreenville, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——22Temple CollegeTemple, Texas3—1 year out——23Chabot CollegeHayward, California2—1 year out——24Monterey Peninsula CollegeMonterey, California2—1 year out——25Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas2—1 year out——26Missouri Baptist UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri2—1 year out——27San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California1—1 year out——28Berkeley City CollegeBerkeley, California1—1 year out——29Saint Joseph's College of MaineStandish, Maine1—1 year out——30Lorain County Community CollegeElyria, Ohio1—1 year out——31Angelo State UniversitySan Angelo, Texas1—1 year out——32Panola CollegeCarthage, Texas1—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).