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
1Pace UniversityNew York, New York35$25,7581 year out$58,001$26,0002The New SchoolNew York, New York30$25,6181 year out—$23,7503University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania39$23,8681 year out$51,146$27,0004University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownJohnstown, Pennsylvania2$23,8681 year out$51,146$27,0005University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgGreensburg, Pennsylvania0$23,8681 year out$51,146$27,0006American UniversityWashington, District of Columbia16$23,1641 year out$51,266$26,1057University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California22$22,7041 year out$36,428$13,0938Bennington CollegeBennington, Vermont31$18,1521 year out—$27,0009New York UniversityNew York, New York81—1 year out——10The University of the SouthSewanee, Tennessee34—1 year out——11Hamilton CollegeClinton, New York19—1 year out——12Grove City CollegeGrove City, Pennsylvania19—1 year out——13Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina11—1 year out——14Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio11—1 year out——15Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho10—1 year out——16University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio9—1 year out——17Loyola University New OrleansNew Orleans, Louisiana8—1 year out——18Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, Illinois7—1 year out——19Calvin UniversityGrand Rapids, Michigan7—1 year out——20University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania7—1 year out——21Rocky Mountain CollegeBillings, Montana5—1 year out——22Marymount Manhattan CollegeNew York, New York5—1 year out——23George Fox UniversityNewberg, Oregon5—1 year out——24Linfield UniversityMcMinnville, Oregon5—1 year out——25Gannon UniversityErie, Pennsylvania5—1 year out——26Bradley UniversityPeoria, Illinois4—1 year out——27Carroll CollegeHelena, Montana4—1 year out——28Ohio Northern UniversityAda, Ohio4—1 year out——29York College of PennsylvaniaYork, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——30Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, Tennessee4—1 year out——31Saint Martin's UniversityLacey, Washington4—1 year out——32Ave Maria UniversityAve Maria, Florida4—1 year out——33Cornell CollegeMount Vernon, Iowa3—1 year out——34University of Michigan-FlintFlint, Michigan3—1 year out——35Mississippi Christian UniversityClinton, Mississippi3—1 year out——36Pacific UniversityForest Grove, Oregon3—1 year out——37Arcadia UniversityGlenside, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——38Lubbock Christian UniversityLubbock, Texas3—1 year out——39Florida Southern CollegeLakeland, Florida2—1 year out——40Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, Minnesota2—1 year out——41Yeshiva UniversityNew York, New York2—1 year out——42The University of FindlayFindlay, Ohio2—1 year out——43Vermont State UniversityRandolph, Vermont2—1 year out——44Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, Arizona1—1 year out$41,025$31,00045Dordt UniversitySioux Center, Iowa1—1 year out——46Bethany CollegeLindsborg, Kansas1—1 year out——47Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of TheologyBrookline, Massachusetts1—1 year out——48Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, Michigan1—1 year out——49Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaWinona, Minnesota1—1 year out——50Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, New York1—1 year out——51SUNY at Purchase CollegePurchase, New York0—1 year out$34,856$25,000
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$27,0002University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgGreensburg, Pennsylvania1$30,2531 year out$51,844$27,0003Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey3—1 year out——4Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona1—1 year out——5Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri1—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 (—).