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

Bachelor's English Language and Literature, General Programs with the Highest Five-Year Earnings, ranked by median five-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 581 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire$90,6195%1534$30k$97k96%4,54188 mi 2Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California$82,65048%1426$50k$109k88%6,5529 mi 3College of the Holy CrossWorcester, Massachusetts$81,94818%1353$39k$91k87%3,10636 mi 4Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$78,29913%1487$41k$103k95%7,5691 mi 5Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina$78,0246%1548$30k$98k97%6,442111 mi 6Lafayette CollegeEaston, Pennsylvania$74,42631%1424$34k$91k88%2,75748 mi 7Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York$74,1554%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi 8Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas$73,80463%1428$41k$78k84%7,277237 mi 9Virginia Military InstituteLexington, Virginia$73,61971%1244$17k$77k76%1,527120 mi 10University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California$73,22362%1295$41k$90k70%5,2872 mi 11Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, South Carolina$71,58852%1296$19k$69k84%1,816178 mi 12Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts$70,85616%1507$42k$104k91%10,0856 mi 13University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida$70,83719%1415$37k$75k84%12,9132 mi 14Villanova UniversityVillanova, Pennsylvania$70,58727%1460$44k$100k92%6,93812 mi 15Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York$70,4439%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 16Elon UniversityElon, North Carolina$67,74166%1208$42k$75k84%6,452143 mi 17Hampton UniversityHampton, Virginia$67,67862%969$25k$59k57%3,7271 mi 18Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$67,19989%1258$30k$87k79%4,9486 mi 19Barnard CollegeNew York, New York$66,8709%1520$29k$81k93%3,264< 1 mi 20Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California$66,69745%1359$48k$78k79%7,0942 mi 21Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina$66,62522%1475$29k$78k89%5,485183 mi 22Mercy UniversityDobbs Ferry, New York$65,75986%—$14k$52k46%5,735< 1 mi 23University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia$65,66017%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi 24University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana$65,65311%1520$27k$100k95%8,81825 mi 25Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts$65,4918%1533$18k$89k94%2,07698 mi 26Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee$65,3696%1549$16k$92k94%7,208380 mi 27Seattle UniversitySeattle, Washington$65,11277%1307$35k$75k76%4,0621 mi 28California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, California$64,87594%—$6k$59k50%8,57770 mi 29George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$64,67447%1433$37k$91k84%11,1821 mi 30Spelman CollegeAtlanta, Georgia$64,24425%1220$39k$60k78%3,414222 mi 31Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts$64,20614%1520$25k$85k92%2,30013 mi 32Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts$64,1554%1553$19k$102k98%7,6014 mi 33Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York$64,08646%1375$39k$79k84%15,47735 mi 34California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California$64,04131%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi 35Saint Anselm CollegeManchester, New Hampshire$63,98278%1201$35k$73k80%2,08734 mi 36Fairfield UniversityFairfield, Connecticut$63,90533%1335$48k$89k84%5,3732 mi 37New York UniversityNew York, New York$63,7929%1520$37k$83k88%28,6631 mi 38Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts$63,26611%1513$40k$83k94%7,0615 mi 39California State University-StanislausTurlock, California$63,14498%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi 40Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut$62,9254%1534$24k$101k96%6,7581 mi 41Fordham UniversityBronx, New York$62,60359%1418$44k$86k82%10,5122 mi 42Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia$62,30611%1520$23k$80k91%7,298219 mi 43Yeshiva UniversityNew York, New York$62,21256%1426$50k$71k83%2,852< 1 mi 44Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania$62,08326%1440$37k$106k88%5,89845 mi 45Howard UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$61,94641%1213$51k$63k70%10,1083 mi 46The Catholic University of AmericaWashington, District of Columbia$61,89883%—$30k$73k79%3,1544 mi 47Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, Pennsylvania$61,69972%1343$29k$69k82%1,72747 mi 48Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, Pennsylvania$61,25029%1410$41k$94k86%3,876105 mi 49Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois$61,1428%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 50University of PortlandPortland, Oregon$61,05789%1277$28k$83k80%2,95746 mi 51Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York$61,03939%1415$22k$81k82%14,65594 mi 52Rice UniversityHouston, Texas$60,6418%1553$13k$90k95%4,77620 mi 53University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois$60,39142%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 54Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York$60,33414%1508$29k$85k91%3,18061 mi 55Stonehill CollegeEaston, Massachusetts$60,15966%—$33k$78k76%2,52814 mi 56University of DelawareNewark, Delaware$60,11871%1292$18k$73k81%19,0718 mi 57Bates CollegeLewiston, Maine$60,04413%1468$29k$69k90%1,76018 mi 58University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$59,9035%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 59University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$59,7949%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 60Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, Maryland$59,54575%1290$31k$83k79%3,8696 mi 61University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California$59,48011%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 62Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, Pennsylvania$59,36542%1391$38k$70k80%2,27370 mi 63DePauw UniversityGreencastle, Indiana$59,32457%1340$22k$71k75%1,905139 mi 64Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield, Connecticut$59,20265%—$46k$75k73%7,0874 mi 65Dominican University New YorkOrangeburg, New York$58,93763%—$42k$61k53%1,1052 mi 66Lesley UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts$58,72297%—$31k$51k58%1,1224 mi 67Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana$58,61414%1448$40k$63k86%7,7676 mi 68Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New York$58,43019%1494$39k$71k91%2,44426 mi 69University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland$58,41545%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 70Xavier UniversityCincinnati, Ohio$58,29386%1217$33k$65k69%4,207176 mi 71University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California$58,24033%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 72College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York$58,17592%1040$6k$54k34%9,6572 mi 73Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, Pennsylvania$58,13039%1379$31k$72k83%2,09952 mi 74University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California$57,93010%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 75Providence CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island$57,79151%1346$49k$87k86%4,2293 mi 76San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California$57,60485%—$14k$79k69%27,60112 mi 77University of California-RiversideRiverside, California$57,55176%—$14k$68k76%22,59340 mi 78Morehouse CollegeAtlanta, Georgia$57,48044%1090$39k$53k59%2,844222 mi 79Connecticut CollegeNew London, Connecticut$57,33437%1432$36k$75k82%1,9372 mi 80Union CollegeSchenectady, New York$57,25944%1395$35k$89k80%2,046104 mi 81University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington$57,16939%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 82Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, Washington$57,10282%1335$35k$79k86%5,198224 mi 83Rhodes CollegeMemphis, Tennessee$57,06250%1362$29k$67k85%1,836326 mi 84Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, New Jersey$57,02673%1322$31k$70k69%6,0367 mi 85Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaMoraga, California$57,00887%—$30k$79k70%1,9478 mi 86University of Houston-Clear LakeHouston, Texas$56,98791%1060$16k$59k52%6,0785 mi 87University of the PacificStockton, California$56,97371%1346$25k$78k69%3,2047 mi 88University of San DiegoSan Diego, California$56,90852%—$30k$87k84%5,6713 mi 89University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan$56,88016%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 90University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts$56,87260%1423$22k$72k83%23,67170 mi 91University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut$56,65852%1348$25k$74k83%19,83531 mi 92University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut$56,65883%1094$17k$74k57%2,4322 mi 93University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut$56,65888%1073$16k$74k65%1,52531 mi 94University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut$56,65887%1060$11k$74k53%73319 mi 95University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton, Connecticut$56,65888%1090$14k$74k62%4541 mi 96Assumption UniversityWorcester, Massachusetts$56,62283%—$29k$75k75%1,66940 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.