Literature
600 students earn a literature credential each year across 66 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
- $23,868
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $51,146
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Bachelor's programs — 51 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1New York UniversityNew York, New York81—1 year out——2University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania39$23,8681 year out$51,146$27,0003Pace UniversityNew York, New York35$25,7581 year out$58,001$26,0004The University of the SouthSewanee, Tennessee34—1 year out——5Bennington CollegeBennington, Vermont31$18,1521 year out—$27,0006The New SchoolNew York, New York30$25,6181 year out—$23,7507University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California22$22,7041 year out$36,428$13,0938Hamilton CollegeClinton, New York19—1 year out——9Grove City CollegeGrove City, Pennsylvania19—1 year out——10American UniversityWashington, District of Columbia16$23,1641 year out$51,266$26,10511Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina11—1 year out——12Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio11—1 year out——13Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho10—1 year out——14University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio9—1 year out——15Loyola University New OrleansNew Orleans, Louisiana8—1 year out——16Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, Illinois7—1 year out——17Calvin UniversityGrand Rapids, Michigan7—1 year out——18University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania7—1 year out——19Rocky Mountain CollegeBillings, Montana5—1 year out——20Marymount Manhattan CollegeNew York, New York5—1 year out——21George Fox UniversityNewberg, Oregon5—1 year out——22Linfield UniversityMcMinnville, Oregon5—1 year out——23Gannon UniversityErie, Pennsylvania5—1 year out——24Bradley UniversityPeoria, Illinois4—1 year out——25Carroll CollegeHelena, Montana4—1 year out——26Ohio Northern UniversityAda, Ohio4—1 year out——27York College of PennsylvaniaYork, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——28Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, Tennessee4—1 year out——29Saint Martin's UniversityLacey, Washington4—1 year out——30Ave Maria UniversityAve Maria, Florida4—1 year out——31Cornell CollegeMount Vernon, Iowa3—1 year out——32University of Michigan-FlintFlint, Michigan3—1 year out——33Mississippi Christian UniversityClinton, Mississippi3—1 year out——34Pacific UniversityForest Grove, Oregon3—1 year out——35Arcadia UniversityGlenside, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——36Lubbock Christian UniversityLubbock, Texas3—1 year out——37Florida Southern CollegeLakeland, Florida2—1 year out——38Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, Minnesota2—1 year out——39Yeshiva UniversityNew York, New York2—1 year out——40The University of FindlayFindlay, Ohio2—1 year out——41University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownJohnstown, Pennsylvania2$23,8681 year out$51,146$27,00042Vermont State UniversityRandolph, Vermont2—1 year out——43Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, Arizona1—1 year out$41,025$31,00044Dordt UniversitySioux Center, Iowa1—1 year out——45Bethany CollegeLindsborg, Kansas1—1 year out——46Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of TheologyBrookline, Massachusetts1—1 year out——47Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, Michigan1—1 year out——48Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaWinona, Minnesota1—1 year out——49Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, New York1—1 year out——50SUNY at Purchase CollegePurchase, New York0—1 year out$34,856$25,00051University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgGreensburg, Pennsylvania0$23,8681 year out$51,146$27,000
Associate programs — 12 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Tyler Junior CollegeTyler, Texas22—1 year out——2Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut20—1 year out——3Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona3—1 year out——4Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona3—1 year out——5Paradise Valley Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona3—1 year out——6Estrella Mountain Community CollegeAvondale, Arizona3—1 year out——7Phoenix CollegePhoenix, Arizona2—1 year out——8Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona2—1 year out——9Erie Community CollegeBuffalo, New York2—1 year out——10GateWay Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona1—1 year out——11Rio Salado CollegeTempe, Arizona1—1 year out——12Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, Arizona1—1 year out——
Certificate programs — 5 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania45$30,2531 year out$51,844$27,0002Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey3—1 year out——3Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona1—1 year out——4Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri1—1 year out——5University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgGreensburg, Pennsylvania1$30,2531 year out$51,844$27,000
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 (—).