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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
University of Arizona · AZ · Public · Bachelor's Degree$18,875 debt$44,058Colorado State University Pueblo · CO · Public · Bachelor's Degree$26,000 debt$44,045SUNY Brockport · NY · Public · Bachelor's Degree$26,090 debt$43,956McNeese State University · LA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$43,828University of Southern Maine · ME · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,000 debt$43,823Colorado Mesa University · CO · Public · Bachelor's Degree$22,412 debt$43,733California State University-San Bernardino · CA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$13,875 debt$43,648Western Michigan University · MI · Public · Bachelor's Degree$28,350 debt$43,628University of Missouri-St Louis · MO · Public · Bachelor's Degree$19,625 debt$43,582Oklahoma State University-Main Campus · OK · Public · Bachelor's Degree$22,500 debt$43,494Augustana College · IL · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,759 debt$43,492Worcester State University · MA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$26,474 debt$43,416American Public University System · WV · Private (for-profit) · Bachelor's Degree$35,094 debt$43,415Portland State University · OR · Public · Bachelor's Degree$24,546 debt$43,342California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt · CA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$17,000 debt$43,310University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point · WI · Public · Bachelor's Degree$24,930 debt$43,258Biola University · CA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$24,500 debt$43,154Central Washington University · WA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$43,101East Tennessee State University · TN · Public · Bachelor's Degree$16,598 debt$43,001Millersville University of Pennsylvania · PA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,934 debt$42,756Jacksonville State University · AL · Public · Bachelor's Degree$23,267 debt$42,655William Paterson University of New Jersey · NJ · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,724 debt$42,632University of Colorado Colorado Springs · CO · Public · Bachelor's Degree$22,000 debt$42,627CUNY Bronx Community College · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$42,621Liberty University · VA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$24,850 debt$42,576Austin Peay State University · TN · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,677 debt$42,543Oregon State University · OR · Public · Bachelor's Degree$23,667 debt$42,541Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · OR · Public · Bachelor's Degree$23,667 debt$42,541Youngstown State University · OH · Public · Bachelor's Degree$28,000 debt$42,408Columbus State University · GA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$29,114 debt$42,316University of Mississippi · MS · Public · Bachelor's Degree$19,537 debt$42,000Wright State University-Lake Campus · OH · Public · Bachelor's Degree$24,140 debt$41,987Wright State University-Main Campus · OH · Public · Bachelor's Degree$24,140 debt$41,987West Virginia University · WV · Public · Bachelor's Degree$21,250 debt$41,920San Diego Mesa College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$41,826Cleveland State University · OH · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,831 debt$41,767Indiana University-Kokomo · IN · Public · Bachelor's Degree$41,719Fort Lewis College · CO · Public · Bachelor's Degree$16,250 debt$41,653The University of Montana · MT · Public · Bachelor's Degree$23,000 debt$41,634Valdosta State University · GA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,998 debt$41,622Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field-of-study data. Colleges without reported earnings for this field are omitted.