Bachelor's English Language and Literature, General Programs with the Lowest Student Debt

Bachelor's English Language and Literature, General Programs with the Lowest Student Debt, ranked by median federal program debt. 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 549 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezMayaguez, Puerto Rico$7,50057%—$18k$49k49%9,5391 mi 2University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California$7,87510%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 3CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York$9,50064%1120$4k$63k53%12,5503 mi 4CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York$9,84857%1080$3k$56k56%11,590< 1 mi 5California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California$11,12575%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 6Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah$11,24868%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 7CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York$11,39157%970$3k$58k51%10,6961 mi 8CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York$11,55758%1140$3k$61k54%10,5433 mi 9Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts$12,00014%1520$25k$85k92%2,30013 mi 10Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah$12,399——$10k$56k46%16,360551 mi 11CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York$12,43154%1280$3k$63k57%16,2891 mi 12California State University-StanislausTurlock, California$13,00098%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi 13Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts$13,1258%1533$18k$89k94%2,07698 mi 14East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, Texas$13,40792%1076$12k$50k43%9,912246 mi 15Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee$13,4206%1549$16k$92k94%7,208380 mi 16University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California$13,50011%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 17Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island$13,5005%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 18University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii$13,62587%1102$16k$58k64%15,0292 mi 19California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California$13,74946%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 20CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York$13,78260%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 21California State University-FullertonFullerton, California$13,81291%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 22California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California$13,87594%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi 23University of California-DavisDavis, California$13,90042%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 24Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho$14,00096%1118$8k$53k55%44,397565 mi 25University of West FloridaPensacola, Florida$14,00058%1138$9k$49k59%9,3302 mi 26University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$14,3769%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 27Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts$14,67011%1513$40k$83k94%7,0615 mi 28California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$14,75091%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 29University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina$14,79415%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 30University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California$14,80027%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 31California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California$14,96195%—$10k$62k51%5,0135 mi 32San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California$14,99736%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 33California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California$15,00094%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 34California State University-FresnoFresno, California$15,00095%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 35University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia$15,00017%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi 36CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York$15,00048%1280$3k$76k72%16,1541 mi 37University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, New Mexico$15,06495%1038$15k$45k55%17,244460 mi 38Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina$15,3626%1548$30k$98k97%6,442111 mi 39California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California$15,50095%—$10k$63k55%14,87710 mi 40Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois$15,5648%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 41Texas A & M International UniversityLaredo, Texas$15,72744%993$4k$48k46%6,667102 mi 42University of Houston-Clear LakeHouston, Texas$15,87591%1060$16k$59k52%6,0785 mi 43Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York$15,87514%1508$29k$85k91%3,18061 mi 44California State University-ChicoChico, California$15,95093%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi 45Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, Florida$16,14463%1114$13k$55k57%13,8745 mi 46Fort Lewis CollegeDurango, Colorado$16,25077%1111$17k$46k36%3,079515 mi 47Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York$16,2759%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 48Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$16,50013%1487$41k$103k95%7,5691 mi 49Lafayette CollegeEaston, Pennsylvania$16,50031%1424$34k$91k88%2,75748 mi 50Utah Tech UniversitySaint George, Utah$16,530——$16k$45k38%8,552342 mi 51East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, Tennessee$16,59886%1144$16k$45k53%10,004267 mi 52Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah$16,728——$6k$55k45%28,453544 mi 53University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida$16,75019%1415$37k$75k84%12,9132 mi 54SUNY Old WestburyOld Westbury, New York$16,91284%—$11k$59k45%4,1624 mi 55University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan$16,93716%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 56University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida$16,94553%1153$10k$56k69%13,3597 mi 57University of FloridaGainesville, Florida$16,95024%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 58California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, California$17,00098%—$13k$48k49%5,6122 mi 59University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, Missouri$17,11064%1050$14k$50k54%5,648386 mi 60San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California$17,24396%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 61College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York$17,37192%1040$6k$54k34%9,6572 mi 62University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, Nebraska$17,50087%1120$13k$54k47%11,488425 mi 63University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California$17,55033%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 64The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas$17,62594%985$5k$50k51%28,66645 mi 65Purdue University Fort WayneFort Wayne, Indiana$17,88884%1100$13k$46k36%5,48495 mi 66Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida$17,91266%1127$9k$57k63%23,7572 mi 67California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California$18,00093%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 68University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington$18,01739%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 69Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, Iowa$18,05915%1486$18k$63k88%1,729254 mi 70University of California-IrvineIrvine, California$18,17629%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 71Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California$18,23993%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi 72University of California-RiversideRiverside, California$18,28476%—$14k$68k76%22,59340 mi 73Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, Washington$18,59191%—$14k$58k43%6,222217 mi 74University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois$18,75077%1250$11k$69k62%22,1702 mi 75New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico$18,80089%1011$9k$39k55%11,946378 mi 76Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts$18,83216%1507$42k$104k91%10,0856 mi 77Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida$18,87155%1163$9k$60k74%39,5088 mi 78University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona$18,87586%1246$17k$60k68%42,537144 mi 79Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana$18,94878%1313$16k$64k80%37,806174 mi 80Texas A&M University-San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas$19,00093%955$11k$54k40%6,599114 mi 81Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, Illinois$19,00075%—$14k$52k22%3,9823 mi 82Barnard CollegeNew York, New York$19,0009%1520$29k$81k93%3,264< 1 mi 83Smith CollegeNorthampton, Massachusetts$19,00021%1500$28k$64k89%2,54467 mi 84Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New York$19,00019%1494$39k$71k91%2,44426 mi 85Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, Pennsylvania$19,00042%1391$38k$70k80%2,27370 mi 86Kenyon CollegeGambier, Ohio$19,00031%1429$39k$72k82%1,73270 mi 87Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, Tennessee$19,03976%1151$14k$49k58%8,698365 mi 88University of Central OklahomaEdmond, Oklahoma$19,12578%1090$18k$48k37%10,170432 mi 89Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona$19,25090%—$14k$54k61%22,903278 mi 90Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana$19,50050%1364$15k$72k83%44,50385 mi 91Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah$19,50092%1187$15k$54k59%20,272572 mi 92University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North Carolina$19,50089%1193$11k$48k56%14,062159 mi 93Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington$19,50093%1289$21k$63k65%13,5441 mi 94University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland$19,50072%1323$16k$70k70%10,7015 mi 95University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$19,5005%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 96California State University-East BayHayward, California$19,50097%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 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.