Bachelor's English Language and Literature, General Programs with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings

Bachelor's English Language and Literature, General Programs with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings, ranked by program debt / annual 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 491 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California0.14×10%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 2CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York0.17×64%1120$4k$63k53%12,5503 mi 3CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York0.19×57%1080$3k$56k56%11,590< 1 mi 4Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts0.19×14%1520$25k$85k92%2,30013 mi 5Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina0.20×6%1548$30k$98k97%6,442111 mi 6Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts0.20×8%1533$18k$89k94%2,07698 mi 7Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee0.21×6%1549$16k$92k94%7,208380 mi 8California State University-StanislausTurlock, California0.21×98%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi 9Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia0.21×13%1487$41k$103k95%7,5691 mi 10Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah0.21×68%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 11Lafayette CollegeEaston, Pennsylvania0.22×31%1424$34k$91k88%2,75748 mi 12Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire0.23×5%1534$30k$97k96%4,54188 mi 13University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California0.23×11%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 14University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia0.23×17%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi 15Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York0.23×9%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 16Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts0.23×11%1513$40k$83k94%7,0615 mi 17CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York0.24×54%1280$3k$63k57%16,2891 mi 18University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida0.24×19%1415$37k$75k84%12,9132 mi 19University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California0.24×9%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 20CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York0.24×57%970$3k$58k51%10,6961 mi 21Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island0.24×5%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 22University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezMayaguez, Puerto Rico0.24×57%—$18k$49k49%9,5391 mi 23CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York0.24×60%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 24Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois0.25×8%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 25California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California0.26×75%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 26California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California0.26×46%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 27Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah0.26×——$10k$56k46%16,360551 mi 28Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York0.26×14%1508$29k$85k91%3,18061 mi 29Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas0.26×63%1428$41k$78k84%7,277237 mi 30Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts0.27×16%1507$42k$104k91%10,0856 mi 31CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York0.27×58%1140$3k$61k54%10,5433 mi 32CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York0.27×48%1280$3k$76k72%16,1541 mi 33University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina0.27×15%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 34University of California-DavisDavis, California0.28×42%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 35University of Houston-Clear LakeHouston, Texas0.28×91%1060$16k$59k52%6,0785 mi 36Barnard CollegeNew York, New York0.28×9%1520$29k$81k93%3,264< 1 mi 37Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina0.29×22%1475$29k$78k89%5,485183 mi 38California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California0.29×94%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 39California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California0.30×91%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 40San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California0.30×36%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 41University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana0.30×11%1520$27k$100k95%8,81825 mi 42University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan0.30×16%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 43College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York0.30×92%1040$6k$54k34%9,6572 mi 44California State University-FullertonFullerton, California0.30×91%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 45California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California0.30×95%—$10k$63k55%14,87710 mi 46University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California0.30×33%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 47Seattle UniversitySeattle, Washington0.30×77%1307$35k$75k76%4,0621 mi 48University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington0.32×39%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 49University of FloridaGainesville, Florida0.32×24%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 50Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania0.32×26%1440$37k$106k88%5,89845 mi 51University of California-RiversideRiverside, California0.32×76%—$14k$68k76%22,59340 mi 52California State University-ChicoChico, California0.32×93%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi 53Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, Pennsylvania0.32×42%1391$38k$70k80%2,27370 mi 54Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New York0.33×19%1494$39k$71k91%2,44426 mi 55University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania0.33×5%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 56Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California0.33×93%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi 57University of PortlandPortland, Oregon0.33×89%1277$28k$83k80%2,95746 mi 58College of the Holy CrossWorcester, Massachusetts0.33×18%1353$39k$91k87%3,10636 mi 59Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, Florida0.33×63%1114$13k$55k57%13,8745 mi 60University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, New Mexico0.33×95%1038$15k$45k55%17,244460 mi 61California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California0.34×95%—$10k$62k51%5,0135 mi 62Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia0.34×11%1520$23k$80k91%7,298219 mi 63Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California0.34×45%1359$48k$78k79%7,0942 mi 64SUNY Old WestburyOld Westbury, New York0.34×84%—$11k$59k45%4,1624 mi 65University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii0.34×87%1102$16k$58k64%15,0292 mi 66University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, Missouri0.34×64%1050$14k$50k54%5,648386 mi 67The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas0.34×94%985$5k$50k51%28,66645 mi 68Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho0.34×96%1118$8k$53k55%44,397565 mi 69Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York0.34×4%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi 70University of California-IrvineIrvine, California0.35×29%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 71University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois0.35×42%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 72William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia0.35×34%1473$19k$73k89%7,0553 mi 73Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York0.35×39%1415$22k$81k82%14,65594 mi 74Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana0.35×14%1448$40k$63k86%7,7676 mi 75University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland0.35×72%1323$16k$70k70%10,7015 mi 76New York UniversityNew York, New York0.35×9%1520$37k$83k88%28,6631 mi 77University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California0.36×62%1295$41k$90k70%5,2872 mi 78Smith CollegeNorthampton, Massachusetts0.36×21%1500$28k$64k89%2,54467 mi 79Texas A & M International UniversityLaredo, Texas0.36×44%993$4k$48k46%6,667102 mi 80California State University-FresnoFresno, California0.36×95%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 81University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, Nebraska0.36×87%1120$13k$54k47%11,488425 mi 82George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia0.36×47%1433$37k$91k84%11,1821 mi 83Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, South Carolina0.36×52%1296$19k$69k84%1,816178 mi 84University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois0.37×77%1250$11k$69k62%22,1702 mi 85University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland0.37×45%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 86San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California0.37×96%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 87Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida0.37×66%1127$9k$57k63%23,7572 mi 88Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas0.37×73%1190$19k$62k69%32,394456 mi 89California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California0.37×93%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 90Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas0.37×57%1280$21k$72k84%59,61597 mi 91California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California0.37×94%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi 92California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California0.37×31%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi 93Rhodes CollegeMemphis, Tennessee0.38×50%1362$29k$67k85%1,836326 mi 94University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah0.38×86%1257$16k$67k65%27,264547 mi 95Villanova UniversityVillanova, Pennsylvania0.38×27%1460$44k$100k92%6,93812 mi 96Fort Lewis CollegeDurango, Colorado0.38×77%1111$17k$46k36%3,079515 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.