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English Language and Literature, General

Pay figures are each school's median earnings five years after graduation for THIS major (College Scorecard). The spread is real: where you study it changes what it pays. Click a column to sort.

912
schools offer it
22,821
grads per year
$47,445
median pay 5 yrs out
$42,777-$53,161
typical range

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SchoolDiv StateGrads/yr Median pay 5 yrs out
University of Central FloridaD1FL338$44,571
Florida State UniversityD1FL295$48,487
Long Beach State UniversityD1CA272$53,709
University of California, BerkeleyD1CA240$59,480
University of California, Los AngelesD1CA221$59,794
Florida International UniversityD1FL206$46,248
Southern New Hampshire UniversityD2NH202$49,577
Arizona State UniversityD1AZ195$50,363
University of California, Santa BarbaraD1CA184$58,240
California State University, NorthridgeD1CA170$48,364
University of FloridaD1FL165$53,428
University of North Carolina, Chapel HillD1NC164$54,429
Hunter CollegeD3NY162$52,636
University of South FloridaD1FL157$42,211
University of California, DavisD1CA153$50,377
Texas State UniversityD1TX150$48,448
University of VirginiaD1VA150$65,660
California State University, FullertonD1CA140$46,143
California State University, SacramentoD1CA140$51,013
University of North TexasD1TX139$47,966
The Ohio State UniversityD1OH130$45,720
University of Texas at AustinD1TX128$54,944
California State University, San BernardinoD2CA126$37,159
University of Minnesota, Twin CitiesD1MN126$48,382
University of Massachusetts, AmherstD1MA121$56,872
The University of North Carolina at CharlotteD1NC121$42,494
University of Wisconsin-MadisonD1WI120$53,044
University of HoustonD1TX118$51,077
Texas A&M University, College StationD1TX118$53,489
San Francisco State UniversityD2CA117$46,692
University of MichiganD1MI113$56,880
University of California, RiversideD1CA111$57,551
Fordham UniversityD1NY111$62,603
Illinois State UniversityD1IL109$48,567
San Diego State UniversityD1CA108$50,504
Queens College (New York)D2NY104$54,941
Binghamton UniversityD1NY103$61,039
University of Maryland, College ParkD1MD100$58,415
Montclair State UniversityD3NJ99$49,803
Brigham Young UniversityD1UT98$52,556
University of ConnecticutD1CT97$56,658
University of WashingtonD1WA97$57,169
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignD1IL96$60,391
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New BrunswickD1NJ96$54,246
University of GeorgiaD1GA95$50,356
University of Nevada, Las VegasD1NV95$41,763
University of Texas at San AntonioD1TX94$47,446
Utah State UniversityD1UT91$48,621
University of UtahD1UT91$52,921
University of Massachusetts LowellD1MA88$46,861
San Jose State UniversityD1CA87$57,604
Columbia University-Barnard CollegeD1NY87$74,155
University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleD1TN87$44,483
Kenyon CollegeD3OH86$44,562
University of AlabamaD1AL84$44,593
Boston CollegeD1MA84$70,856
Western Washington UniversityD2WA84$48,283
Utah Valley UniversityD1UT83$43,215
Grand Valley State UniversityD2MI82$47,325
College of Staten IslandD2NY82$58,175
North Carolina State UniversityD1NC82$48,286
Portland State UniversityD1OR81$47,120
Colorado State UniversityD1CO79$47,320
University at AlbanyD1NY79$50,340
Brown UniversityD1RI77$55,569
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityD1VA77$56,347
California State University, FresnoD1CA76$41,960
Georgia State UniversityD1GA75$48,208
University of Massachusetts BostonD3MA75$48,236
George Mason UniversityD1VA75$51,160
Lehman CollegeD3NY74$46,983
Pennsylvania State UniversityD1PA74$49,973
California State University, San MarcosD2CA74$51,512
Stony Brook UniversityD1NY72$53,808
Appalachian State UniversityD1NC72$37,977
University of Illinois ChicagoD1IL70$50,974
University of Missouri, ColumbiaD1MO70$49,645
University of ArizonaD1AZ69$48,554
California State University, East BayD2CA69$37,128
Metropolitan State University of DenverD2CO69$44,413
University of Nevada, RenoD1NV69$43,667
University of OregonD1OR69$46,084
Middle Tennessee State UniversityD1TN69$46,371
Louisiana State UniversityD1LA68$43,853
Bridgewater State UniversityD3MA68$49,785
University at Buffalo, the State University of New YorkD1NY68$44,686
Kean UniversityD3NJ67$51,764
Bloomsburg University of PennsylvaniaD2PA67$39,293
Lock Haven University of PennsylvaniaD2PA67$39,293
Mansfield University of PennsylvaniaD2PA67$39,293
University of Texas at ArlingtonD1TX66$52,557
Iowa State UniversityD1IA65$41,391
University of KansasD1KS65$42,597
Michigan State UniversityD1MI64$51,627
State University of New York at New PaltzD3NY64$49,665
Texas Tech UniversityD1TX64$55,277
University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireD3WI64$45,418
Kent State UniversityD1OH63$36,870
California State University, BakersfieldD1CA62$64,875
Towson UniversityD1MD62$54,336
Williams CollegeD3MA62$65,491
Yale UniversityD1CT61$62,925
Florida Atlantic UniversityD1FL61$48,408
University of New MexicoD1NM60$44,977
University of South Carolina, ColumbiaD1SC60$46,297
University of MemphisD1TN60$41,064
California State University, StanislausD2CA59$63,144
University of Nebraska-LincolnD1NE59$44,600
The College of New JerseyD3NJ59$56,415
Kennesaw State UniversityD1GA59$44,112
University of IowaD1IA58$46,265
College of the Holy CrossD1MA58$81,948
University of North FloridaD1FL57$43,520
University of KentuckyD1KY57$42,565
California State University, ChicoD2CA56$49,955
Idaho State UniversityD1ID56$44,106
Boston UniversityD1MA56$55,841
Wesleyan University (Connecticut)D3CT55n/a
University of DelawareD1DE55$60,118
Georgetown UniversityD1DC55$78,299