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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
Southeastern Louisiana University · LA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$22,250 debt$39,235University of Southern Mississippi · MS · Public · Bachelor's Degree$39,214Radford University · VA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$21,500 debt$39,085Boise State University · ID · Public · Bachelor's Degree$26,000 debt$39,059University of South Carolina Aiken · SC · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$38,980Truman State University · MO · Public · Bachelor's Degree$22,844 debt$38,923Franciscan University of Steubenville · OH · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,000 debt$38,761Midwestern State University · TX · Public · Bachelor's Degree$38,748Northeastern State University · OK · Public · Bachelor's Degree$24,250 debt$38,731Missouri State University-Springfield · MO · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,000 debt$38,690Ball State University · IN · Public · Bachelor's Degree$24,750 debt$38,676University of Hartford · CT · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$38,589Shepherd University · WV · Public · Bachelor's Degree$19,661 debt$38,581University of Northwestern-St Paul · MN · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$38,522Saint Cloud State University · MN · Public · Bachelor's Degree$21,482 debt$38,464University of Idaho · ID · Public · Bachelor's Degree$38,409Arkansas State University · AR · Public · Bachelor's Degree$22,125 debt$38,366University of North Carolina at Greensboro · NC · Public · Bachelor's Degree$19,500 debt$38,366College of Southern Nevada · NV · Public · Associate's Degree$38,274Southern Utah University · UT · Public · Bachelor's Degree$38,210Indiana University-Indianapolis · IN · Public · Bachelor's Degree$26,000 debt$38,198Hollins University · VA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$38,172Purdue University Fort Wayne · IN · Public · Bachelor's Degree$17,888 debt$38,113Indiana University-East · IN · Public · Bachelor's Degree$26,991 debt$38,061Santa Ana College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$38,049Bryn Mawr College · PA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$38,040Texas A&M University-Central Texas · TX · Public · Bachelor's Degree$37,967Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi · TX · Public · Bachelor's Degree$24,000 debt$37,846Pennsylvania Western University · PA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$37,813Southern Illinois University-Carbondale · IL · Public · Bachelor's Degree$26,500 debt$37,786Coastal Carolina University · SC · Public · Bachelor's Degree$26,000 debt$37,707Muskingum University · OH · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$37,439Harding University · AR · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$37,384University of Alaska Anchorage · AK · Public · Bachelor's Degree$22,475 debt$37,326CUNY LaGuardia Community College · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$37,021Grinnell College · IA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$18,059 debt$36,854University of South Carolina-Upstate · SC · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,000 debt$36,785Corban University · OR · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$36,779Columbia College · MO · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$30,251 debt$36,714Lander University · SC · Public · Bachelor's Degree$22,644 debt$36,568Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field-of-study data. Colleges without reported earnings for this field are omitted.