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English Language and Literature, General
CIP 2301 · offered at 1,548 colleges · national median earnings $49,154 · median debt $24,538
CollegeMedian earnings
Georgetown University · DC · Private (nonprofit) · Master's Degree$101,463Stanford University · CA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$82,036Seattle University · WA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$19,750 debt$78,906University of Chicago · IL · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$78,169Wake Forest University · NC · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$19,500 debt$77,847Wayne State University · MI · Public · Master's Degree$76,201Middlebury College · VT · Private (nonprofit) · Master's Degree$75,807Emory University · GA · Private (nonprofit) · Doctoral Degree$75,551CUNY Graduate School and University Center · NY · Public · Doctoral Degree$75,306College of the Holy Cross · MA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$74,214Howard University · DC · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$73,929Brown University · RI · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$13,500 debt$73,497Indiana University of Pennsylvania · PA · Public · Doctoral Degree$72,454College of Staten Island CUNY · NY · Public · Master's Degree$71,707Lehigh University · PA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$19,707 debt$71,474George Washington University · DC · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$23,250 debt$70,766Boston College · MA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$18,832 debt$70,141California State Polytechnic University-Pomona · CA · Public · Master's Degree$69,842Salem State University · MA · Public · Master's Degree$69,754University of Florida · FL · Public · Doctoral Degree$69,667Tufts University · MA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$14,670 debt$69,475CUNY York College · NY · Public · Bachelor's Degree$69,380University of Scranton · PA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$69,349Williams College · MA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$13,125 debt$69,065Elon University · NC · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$68,927Notre Dame of Maryland University · MD · Private (nonprofit) · Master's Degree$68,760University of San Diego · CA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$24,000 debt$68,752University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee · WI · Public · Doctoral Degree$68,298Trinity College · CT · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$22,592 debt$68,063Northeastern University · MA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$67,877Northeastern University Professional Programs · MA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$67,877University of California-Riverside · CA · Public · Doctoral Degree$67,356Villanova University · PA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,899 debt$67,157George Mason University · VA · Public · Master's Degree$67,126Loyola Marymount University · CA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$22,565 debt$66,806Purdue University-Main Campus · IN · Public · Doctoral Degree$66,586Indiana University-Bloomington · IN · Public · Doctoral Degree$66,488Ohio State University-Main Campus · OH · Public · Doctoral Degree$66,460New York University · NY · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$22,625 debt$66,306National University · CA · Private (nonprofit) · Master's Degree$66,189Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field-of-study data. Colleges without reported earnings for this field are omitted.