Bachelor's English Language and Literature, General Programs with the Highest First-Year Earnings

Bachelor's English Language and Literature, General Programs with the Highest First-Year Earnings, ranked by median first-year earnings. College Scorecard field-of-study data for this credential only. Earnings are measured after completion among federally aided completers working and not enrolled. Suppressed values are excluded. Debt and earnings can describe different cohorts. Only English Language and Literature, General programs at the stated credential level are included; no institution-wide earnings are substituted. This page lists all 507 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$52,12213%1487$41k$103k95%7,5691 mi 2University of Houston-Clear LakeHouston, Texas$50,87691%1060$16k$59k52%6,0785 mi 3Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch, New Jersey$50,73789%1223$31k$68k72%3,6841 mi 4Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island$50,4375%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 5Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$49,6395%1497$31k$93k91%17,3262 mi 6Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, Massachusetts$49,639———$93k—1,8022 mi 7Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, Maine$49,4217%1520$14k$83k95%1,8733 mi 8Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts$49,3408%1533$18k$89k94%2,07698 mi 9Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, New Jersey$48,36873%1322$31k$70k69%6,0367 mi 10Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York$48,00814%1508$29k$85k91%3,18061 mi 11Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas$47,01963%1428$41k$78k84%7,277237 mi 12Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire$45,1575%1534$30k$97k96%4,54188 mi 13Georgian Court UniversityLakewood, New Jersey$44,98279%—$19k$53k54%1,1958 mi 14Stonehill CollegeEaston, Massachusetts$44,62966%—$33k$78k76%2,52814 mi 15University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois$44,3974%1554$15k$92k96%7,5691 mi 16East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, Texas$43,47092%1076$12k$50k43%9,912246 mi 17College of the Holy CrossWorcester, Massachusetts$43,36218%1353$39k$91k87%3,10636 mi 18Utah Tech UniversitySaint George, Utah$42,110——$16k$45k38%8,552342 mi 19Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts$41,9799%1533$23k$78k94%1,91169 mi 20Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts$41,87816%1507$42k$104k91%10,0856 mi 21University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa$41,87093%1122$16k$55k68%7,529234 mi 22Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, Washington$41,07782%1335$35k$79k86%5,198224 mi 23Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut$41,0454%1534$24k$101k96%6,7581 mi 24University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$40,9675%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 25Athens State UniversityAthens, Alabama$40,917———$50k—2,446288 mi 26Chapman UniversityOrange, California$40,86165%1357$47k$70k82%7,47813 mi 27University of Wisconsin-Green BayGreen Bay, Wisconsin$40,81289%1120$13k$53k48%6,3411 mi 28Providence CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island$40,79851%1346$49k$87k86%4,2293 mi 29The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas$40,71880%1124$14k$63k54%32,294239 mi 30William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia$40,69734%1473$19k$73k89%7,0553 mi 31Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, Pennsylvania$40,60139%1379$31k$72k83%2,09952 mi 32East Central UniversityAda, Oklahoma$40,55958%1049$9k$45k34%2,467360 mi 33University of South AlabamaMobile, Alabama$40,48671%1147$18k$49k53%8,8798 mi 34Barnard CollegeNew York, New York$40,4149%1520$29k$81k93%3,264< 1 mi 35University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana$40,34511%1520$27k$100k95%8,81825 mi 36Bates CollegeLewiston, Maine$40,23313%1468$29k$69k90%1,76018 mi 37Longwood UniversityFarmville, Virginia$40,16790%1120$19k$52k61%3,01562 mi 38Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, Pennsylvania$40,15184%1240$27k$63k65%1,68458 mi 39University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia$40,09217%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi 40Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburg, Massachusetts$39,93887%1150$14k$54k55%2,75241 mi 41Brandeis UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts$39,86741%1462$36k$77k86%3,61811 mi 42St. Mary's UniversitySan Antonio, Texas$39,75298%1089$21k$57k59%1,951123 mi 43University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, Wisconsin$39,59182%1220$17k$59k64%8,895127 mi 44Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois$39,56388%1113$19k$62k65%19,057113 mi 45University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, Illinois$39,35886%1102$10k$57k53%2,263176 mi 46Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan$39,33483%1074$16k$56k67%18,85417 mi 47Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland$39,25082%1095$17k$64k69%16,1369 mi 48Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia$39,15555%1364$25k$82k86%30,923173 mi 49Texas A&M University-San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas$39,15293%955$11k$54k40%6,599114 mi 50Keene State CollegeKeene, New Hampshire$39,12290%—$18k$54k60%2,69972 mi 51Westminster UniversitySalt Lake City, Utah$39,02667%1220$27k$66k64%823545 mi 52George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$38,98547%1433$37k$91k84%11,1821 mi 53University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah$38,64486%1257$16k$67k65%27,264547 mi 54Luther CollegeDecorah, Iowa$38,49072%1218$23k$60k71%1,379196 mi 55Lesley UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts$38,44297%—$31k$51k58%1,1224 mi 56Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts$38,37614%1520$25k$85k92%2,30013 mi 57Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa$38,37589%1204$19k$63k75%25,367299 mi 58University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, Virginia$38,33322%1497$31k$76k85%2,98022 mi 59Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, Texas$38,17196%—$12k$57k49%8,767270 mi 60University of Phoenix-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona$38,163——$14k$38k21%85,991163 mi 61The University of Texas at TylerTyler, Texas$38,08994%1114$13k$57k54%7,440177 mi 62Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey$37,81578%1212$22k$60k67%15,84112 mi 63Westmont CollegeSanta Barbara, California$37,80677%1328$29k$65k70%1,3022 mi 64Jacksonville State UniversityJacksonville, Alabama$37,77478%1059$14k$45k55%7,036231 mi 65University of Wisconsin-La CrosseLa Crosse, Wisconsin$37,74876%1220$16k$60k71%9,277167 mi 66Villanova UniversityVillanova, Pennsylvania$37,64327%1460$44k$100k92%6,93812 mi 67American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia$37,602——$10k$44k57%40,07450 mi 68University of Wisconsin-River FallsRiver Falls, Wisconsin$37,58682%1150$14k$54k57%4,205131 mi 69Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, Tennessee$37,48696%1088$10k$44k40%7,560352 mi 70South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota$37,25298%1120$20k$55k62%9,198282 mi 71New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, New Jersey$37,24498%—$16k$53k34%3,6811 mi 72Framingham State UniversityFramingham, Massachusetts$37,18884%1180$16k$52k48%2,56620 mi 73Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashington, Pennsylvania$37,04681%—$25k$68k70%1,295120 mi 74University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois$37,03142%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 75Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville, Pennsylvania$36,86586%1110$21k$55k58%5,72834 mi 76Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas$36,74990%1041$16k$54k55%17,74373 mi 77Washburn UniversityTopeka, Kansas$36,598——$15k$50k53%4,562468 mi 78Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, Illinois$36,59475%—$14k$52k22%3,9823 mi 79University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland$36,56145%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 80Gordon CollegeWenham, Massachusetts$36,46269%1265$25k$52k69%1,2782 mi 81Whitworth UniversitySpokane, Washington$36,38790%1220$27k$59k71%1,858222 mi 82Elon UniversityElon, North Carolina$36,30266%1208$42k$75k84%6,452143 mi 83Kean UniversityUnion, New Jersey$36,25776%1040$12k$57k47%11,4333 mi 84Augustana UniversitySioux Falls, South Dakota$36,24768%1195$24k$59k73%1,965317 mi 85Nazareth UniversityRochester, New York$36,20075%1216$29k$56k73%1,87311 mi 86Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, Virginia$36,05490%1197$15k$55k46%17,5141 mi 87Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia$36,01911%1520$23k$80k91%7,298219 mi 88The College of New JerseyEwing, New Jersey$35,92562%1246$28k$73k86%7,10522 mi 89Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, Connecticut$35,85973%1080$17k$59k48%7,82228 mi 90Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York$35,8384%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi 91University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, Massachusetts$35,82084%1194$18k$66k49%11,512< 1 mi 92McDaniel CollegeWestminster, Maryland$35,79378%—$22k$61k63%1,61730 mi 93University of North GeorgiaDahlonega, Georgia$35,73368%1106$10k$50k37%16,146227 mi 94Hofstra UniversityHempstead, New York$35,63768%1319$34k$69k69%6,4886 mi 95University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland$35,630——$22k$65k33%49,66410 mi 96Meredith CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina$35,61974%1204$22k$52k70%1,18894 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data. Program-level earnings describe completers; institution-wide earnings describe former students and can include non-completers. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.