Doctoral · English Language and Literature/letters
English Language and Literature, General (Doctoral): earnings by school
18 schools report graduate earnings for this major.
- Median across schools, 1 year out
- $62,168
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Median across schools, 4 years out
- $66,586
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical debt
- $48,402
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Across 13 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $61,123 and $69,667. The school matters less than you might think for this major.
Schools, highest earnings first
| School | 1 year | 4 years | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray State University KY | $78,226 | — | $49,546 |
| Emory University GA | — | $75,551 | — |
| CUNY Graduate School and University Center NY | — | $75,306 | — |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania PA | $76,595 | $72,454 | — |
| University of Florida FL | — | $69,667 | — |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI | $55,356 | $68,298 | — |
| University of California-Riverside CA | — | $67,356 | — |
| Purdue University-Main Campus IN | $63,796 | $66,586 | — |
| Indiana University-Bloomington IN | — | $66,488 | — |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus OH | $61,308 | $66,460 | — |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison WI | $63,598 | — | — |
| The University of Texas at Austin TX | $63,028 | — | — |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette LA | — | $61,123 | — |
| Florida State University FL | $60,494 | $60,363 | $47,258 |
| University of Iowa IA | — | $59,774 | — |
| Duke University NC | $59,139 | — | — |
| Georgia State University GA | — | $58,877 | — |
| Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK | $56,094 | — | — |