WhatGradsMake

What English Language and Literature/Letters grads make

Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.

Bachelor's

national median $53,081 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1University of RichmondVA$46,018$69,224$89,933+30%
2Providence CollegeRI$41,533$69,154$93,187+30%
3Fairfield UniversityCT$38,842$68,702+29%
4Washington and Lee UniversityVA$28,422$67,936$103,697+28%
5Spelman CollegeGA$46,116$66,717+26%
6Quinnipiac UniversityCT$30,205$66,358$81,671+25%
7Sacred Heart UniversityCT$33,201$65,986$77,222+24%
8Virginia Military InstituteVA$40,550$64,930$87,772+22%
9George Mason UniversityVA$43,503$64,925$82,532+22%
10Binghamton UniversityNY$35,295$64,792$83,797+22%
11University of VirginiaVA$45,230$64,593$89,600+22%
12Connecticut CollegeCT$44,105$64,523$95,590+22%
13CUNY Bernard M. Baruch CollegeNY$44,849$63,970$81,043+21%
14Chicago State UniversityIL$43,047$63,723$77,430+20%
15CUNY Hunter CollegeNY$39,596$63,025$82,727+19%
16Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical UniversityTX$36,215$63,004$70,237+19%
17Marymount UniversityVA$43,317$62,590$64,402+18%
18CUNY Lehman CollegeNY$42,871$62,585$77,691+18%
19University of Texas at AustinTX$43,846$62,340$76,422+17%
20Saint John's UniversityMN$42,214$62,224$82,803+17%
21University of Texas at ArlingtonTX$49,449$62,100$70,331+17%
22University of ConnecticutCT$32,804$61,975$76,330+17%
23Texas A&M UniversityTX$40,736$61,332$76,015+16%
24College of Staten Island/CUNYNY$36,674$61,255$77,901+15%
25CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNY$33,923$61,233$79,787+15%
26State University of New York at Stony BrookNY$34,660$61,098$78,777+15%
27James Madison UniversityVA$36,501$60,991$75,379+15%
28University of Massachusetts - AmherstMA$37,815$60,940$71,338+15%
29CUNY Queens CollegeNY$39,541$60,894$83,267+15%
30University of MichiganMI$38,453$60,712$82,821+14%
31Hampden Sydney CollegeVA$38,107$60,696$76,015+14%
32University of Houston - Clear LakeTX$47,329$60,499$65,763+14%
33University of Houston - DowntownTX$44,971$60,442$71,925+14%
34Miami UniversityOH$39,643$60,138$77,517+13%
35Texas Tech UniversityTX$40,250$60,038$73,849+13%
36College of William & MaryVA$40,157$59,740$76,921+13%
37University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$39,908$59,617$80,059+12%
38Hampton UniversityVA$33,239$59,600$74,433+12%
39University of HoustonTX$38,830$59,387$70,834+12%
40Metropolitan State UniversityMN$44,790$59,282$68,568+12%
41Pennsylvania State University (The) - BrandywinePA$40,342$59,253$65,534+12%
42Texas A&M International UniversityTX$44,469$59,117$64,834+11%
43Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityVA$35,393$58,698$73,321+11%
44University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN$38,600$58,675$76,414+11%
45Texas State UniversityTX$38,301$58,432$70,107+10%
46Empire State UniversityNY$48,304$58,344$70,135+10%
47Pennsylvania State University (The)PA$34,953$58,000$73,299+9%
48CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeNY$42,423$57,867$83,557+9%
49University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyTX$48,783$57,751$65,251+9%
50Framingham State UniversityMA$35,951$57,726$73,904+9%
51Worcester State UniversityMA$40,084$57,641$67,042+9%
52Fort Valley State UniversityGA$31,905$57,619$47,939+9%
53Westfield State UniversityMA$35,910$57,594$71,298+9%
54City College of New York - CUNYNY$38,301$57,496$72,655+8%
55Lewis UniversityIL$39,827$57,346$67,664+8%
56University of Massachusetts at BostonMA$38,438$57,229$74,401+8%
57Wabash CollegeIN$49,627$57,124+8%
58Albertus Magnus CollegeCT$39,517$57,124$70,012+8%
59Texas A&M University - Central TexasTX$36,980$57,075+8%
60University of Massachusetts - DartmouthMA$34,488$57,037$70,227+7%
61College of Saint BenedictMN$42,878$57,033$66,438+7%
62Clemson UniversitySC$38,512$57,029$72,823+7%
63West Texas A&M UniversityTX$36,215$57,025$62,251+7%
64Texas Southern UniversityTX$36,903$56,877$66,229+7%
65University of Wisconsin - StoutWI$39,505$56,563$83,557+7%
66University of Texas of the Permian BasinTX$48,144$56,534$61,241+7%
67Loyola University ChicagoIL$37,059$56,463$73,223+6%
68Carleton CollegeMN$37,075$56,453$83,287+6%
69CUNY Brooklyn CollegeNY$37,564$56,400$75,710+6%
70Texas Woman's UniversityTX$39,998$56,369$63,586+6%
71DePaul UniversityIL$36,333$56,183$72,814+6%
72University of North TexasTX$37,473$56,179$68,350+6%
73Southern Connecticut State UniversityCT$37,207$56,081$68,226+6%
74SUNY Old WestburyNY$33,543$56,069$68,578+6%
75Texas Southmost CollegeTX$48,956$56,060$58,796+6%
76University of Texas at San AntonioTX$41,764$56,029$66,052+6%
77University of Houston - VictoriaTX$42,309$55,935$59,619+5%
78University of Massachusetts - LowellMA$35,542$55,915$74,168+5%
79Central Connecticut State UniversityCT$35,176$55,808$71,319+5%
80State University of New York at AlbanyNY$33,065$55,787$72,651+5%
81Sweet Briar CollegeVA$33,666$55,699$56,312+5%
82Sam Houston State UniversityTX$41,365$55,673$63,544+5%
83University of Mary WashingtonVA$33,139$55,665$71,509+5%
84CUNY York CollegeNY$39,258$55,584$61,446+5%
85Utah State UniversityUT$36,215$55,328$64,754+4%
86Texas A&M University-San AntonioTX$36,019$55,287$67,570+4%
87University of Wisconsin - MadisonWI$35,005$55,241$71,677+4%
88Dakota State UniversitySD$29,659$54,993$65,282+4%
89Texas A&M University - Corpus ChristiTX$36,745$54,915$63,234+3%
90Elmhurst UniversityIL$37,592$54,821$68,098+3%
91Wofford CollegeSC$37,873$54,808$67,570+3%
92University of North Carolina - Chapel HillNC$36,089$54,739$70,259+3%
93Stephen F Austin State UniversityTX$38,978$54,494$63,124+3%
94Citadel, The Military College of South CarolinaSC$38,967$54,404$73,728+2%
95University of GeorgiaGA$35,350$54,356$68,349+2%
96University of Saint ThomasMN$38,130$54,319$72,766+2%
97Butler UniversityIN$44,060$54,286+2%
98Arizona State UniversityAZ$38,743$54,249$69,068+2%
99University of Texas at El PasoTX$39,622$54,199$65,783+2%
100Illinois State UniversityIL$37,300$54,199$66,709+2%
101Saint Olaf CollegeMN$37,489$54,151$69,682+2%
102University of UtahUT$36,229$53,914$70,050+2%
103Shenandoah UniversityVA$29,948$53,767+1%
104Christopher Newport UniversityVA$31,466$53,604$60,577+1%
105University of Texas at TylerTX$40,854$53,502$62,172+1%
106Pennsylvania State University (The) - BerksPA$34,840$53,485$64,175+1%
107University of OklahomaOK$32,010$53,466$59,848+1%
108Eastern Connecticut State UniversityCT$33,461$53,449$69,099+1%
109Bowling Green State UniversityOH$35,858$53,330$68,7670%
110Old Dominion UniversityVA$36,368$53,320$63,9460%
111Weber State UniversityUT$35,145$53,243$62,8180%
112Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaMN$32,231$53,243$61,8270%
113SUNY College at GeneseoNY$30,998$53,129$68,6380%
114University of Colorado BoulderCO$33,633$53,081$70,3130%
115Gustavus Adolphus CollegeMN$35,840$53,060$63,2700%
116University of Alabama in HuntsvilleAL$35,705$52,989$63,0040%
117Oregon State UniversityOR$34,858$52,973$69,0050%
118State University of New York at BuffaloNY$31,702$52,950$67,3430%
119Salem State UniversityMA$34,840$52,903$70,8700%
120University of Wisconsin - River FallsWI$35,564$52,883$63,7050%
121Missouri University of Science and TechnologyMO$36,857$52,793$50,676-1%
122Wheaton CollegeIL$35,402$52,787$67,118-1%
123University of AlabamaAL$36,257$52,589$63,908-1%
124Texas A&M University - CommerceTX$37,867$52,578$62,043-1%
125Bridgewater State UniversityMA$33,023$52,573$66,653-1%
126Agnes Scott CollegeGA$28,969$52,447$65,011-1%
127Presbyterian CollegeSC$36,281$52,435$61,446-1%
128Dominican UniversityIL$35,643$52,387$69,154-1%
129University of New HavenCT$31,485$52,354-1%
130Iowa State University of Science & TechnologyIA$36,225$52,165$63,734-2%
131Macalester CollegeMN$35,325$52,083$72,966-2%
132University of Wisconsin - LaCrosseWI$34,677$52,071$61,978-2%
133University of IowaIA$33,813$52,045$67,692-2%
134Concordia UniversityIL$39,793$52,031$64,628-2%
135North Carolina State UniversityNC$35,253$52,016$65,986-2%
136Furman UniversitySC$39,154$51,981$66,741-2%
137Metropolitan State University of DenverCO$37,988$51,980$62,882-2%
138University of Colorado DenverCO$36,596$51,969$65,669-2%
139University of Illinois ChicagoIL$34,062$51,969$67,920-2%
140Clayton State UniversityGA$35,438$51,967$61,332-2%
141University of HartfordCT$31,416$51,929$66,619-2%
142Louisiana State University in ShreveportLA$27,444$51,627$57,991-3%
143Northeastern Illinois UniversityIL$37,221$51,576$63,639-3%
144Utah Valley UniversityUT$33,991$51,550$59,476-3%
145Ohio State University (The)OH$32,103$51,427$64,980-3%
146Randolph - Macon CollegeVA$35,591$51,372$61,085-3%
147Georgia State UniversityGA$33,479$51,341$64,302-3%
148Purdue UniversityIN$35,829$51,263$65,387-3%
149Lamar UniversityTX$37,753$51,223$61,003-4%
150Texas A&M University - KingsvilleTX$36,395$51,223$59,517-4%
151Norfolk State UniversityVA$34,840$51,223$63,044-4%
152University of Hawaii at HiloHI$32,101$51,223$63,970-4%
153Montana Technological UniversityMT$31,485$51,223$48,487-4%
154Indiana University - BloomingtonIN$32,753$51,118$65,126-4%
155Concordia College - MoorheadMN$35,452$50,995$60,908-4%
156Georgia College & State UniversityGA$29,626$50,978$60,398-4%
157Northern Illinois UniversityIL$33,379$50,951$63,515-4%
158Colorado State UniversityCO$33,865$50,925$65,734-4%
159SUNY CortlandNY$29,899$50,911$61,703-4%
160Virginia State UniversityVA$40,455$50,866$63,610-4%
161Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleIL$32,307$50,866$63,656-4%
162University of WyomingWY$37,060$50,831$57,751-4%
163Pennsylvania State University (The) - HarrisburgPA$37,402$50,802$63,190-4%
164State University of New York at New PaltzNY$30,206$50,669$63,227-5%
165Pennsylvania State University (The) - AbingtonPA$33,322$50,647$65,788-5%
166Aurora UniversityIL$34,067$50,636$49,855-5%
167Ohio UniversityOH$34,439$50,581$64,754-5%
168Virginia Union UniversityVA$35,298$50,539-5%
169Bridgewater CollegeVA$30,961$50,493$59,848-5%
170Eastern Illinois UniversityIL$32,284$50,490$61,198-5%
171Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA$32,987$50,445$63,311-5%
172Mary Baldwin UniversityVA$33,923$50,425$52,401-5%
173Roanoke CollegeVA$33,676$50,407$61,419-5%
174University of Wisconsin - Eau ClaireWI$33,555$50,402$59,550-5%
175West Virginia UniversityWV$32,219$50,281$62,659-5%
176Radford UniversityVA$35,051$50,272$56,050-5%
177Virginia Wesleyan UniversityVA$32,743$50,257$60,144-5%
178University of Wisconsin - PlattevilleWI$34,330$50,238$55,335-5%
179University of OregonOR$30,443$50,160$64,161-5%
180University of CincinnatiOH$35,235$50,117$64,427-6%
181State University of New York at OneontaNY$29,663$50,102$63,427-6%
182Midwestern State UniversityTX$32,363$50,065$59,297-6%
183Clark Atlanta UniversityGA$37,592$49,855-6%
184Claflin UniversitySC$30,087$49,855$57,372-6%
185Young Harris CollegeGA$27,237$49,855-6%
186Western Connecticut State UniversityCT$34,128$49,802$65,835-6%
187Sul Ross State UniversityTX$37,349$49,731$62,203-6%
188Valparaiso UniversityIN$32,883$49,731-6%
189University of South Carolina - ColumbiaSC$31,244$49,646$60,172-6%
190University of Missouri - ColumbiaMO$30,973$49,628$65,733-7%
191St. Catherine UniversityMN$35,966$49,582$61,630-7%
192SUNY College at PurchaseNY$31,284$49,582$66,537-7%
193Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical Colg at Baton RougeLA$29,704$49,582$54,306-7%
194Fitchburg State UniversityMA$34,915$49,551$61,827-7%
195Longwood UniversityVA$36,656$49,518$57,227-7%
196University of Arizona (The)AZ$32,902$49,461$63,951-7%
197University of Wisconsin - WhitewaterWI$35,136$49,431$58,419-7%
198Nicholls State UniversityLA$29,607$49,357$57,372-7%
199Angelo State UniversityTX$33,439$49,313$57,491-7%
200St. Cloud State UniversityMN$34,162$49,252$76,015-7%
201Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleIL$33,960$49,211$61,908-7%
202College of CharlestonSC$32,605$49,186$61,085-7%
203Texas A & M University - TexarkanaTX$39,950$49,171-7%
204SUNY College at BrockportNY$31,212$49,093$57,736-8%
205University of Maine at Presque IsleME$28,199$49,035$42,660-8%
206Tarleton State UniversityTX$35,739$49,000$56,877-8%
207University of North Carolina - CharlotteNC$35,520$48,997$60,905-8%
208University of Colorado Colorado SpringsCO$38,081$48,984$56,642-8%
209Eastern Oregon UniversityOR$34,074$48,943$60,177-8%
210Minnesota State University, MankatoMN$34,060$48,902$57,619-8%
211University of Illinois at SpringfieldIL$37,880$48,818$60,508-8%
212South Dakota State UniversitySD$33,990$48,813$56,406-8%
213University of North GeorgiaGA$35,298$48,731$59,065-8%
214University of Hawaii at ManoaHI$31,798$48,718$66,268-8%
215University of Minnesota MorrisMN$34,384$48,694$62,676-8%
216University of West GeorgiaGA$32,265$48,679$56,964-8%
217Hamline UniversityMN$33,861$48,661$70,184-8%
218Western Illinois UniversityIL$33,039$48,631$59,048-8%
219University of Wisconsin - ParksideWI$33,926$48,617$59,706-8%
220Kennesaw State UniversityGA$32,335$48,515$62,378-9%
221Monmouth CollegeIL$33,647$48,487$61,036-9%
222Eastern Mennonite UniversityVA$28,969$48,487$68,098-9%
223Berry CollegeGA$32,287$48,349$56,877-9%
224University of Alabama at BirminghamAL$33,053$48,252$59,391-9%
225Portland State UniversityOR$31,880$48,157$60,886-9%
226University of Missouri - Kansas CityMO$31,620$48,118$58,227-9%
227North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityNC$33,772$48,096$62,631-9%
228Bethel UniversityMN$32,785$48,096$66,690-9%
229Augsburg UniversityMN$34,145$48,066$69,418-9%
230Benedictine UniversityIL$39,310$48,030$69,154-10%
231Winthrop UniversitySC$33,223$48,020$57,805-10%
232East Carolina UniversityNC$34,749$47,971$58,249-10%
233Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA$32,477$47,964$58,783-10%
234Charleston Southern UniversitySC$34,002$47,901$62,818-10%
235University of Wisconsin - Stevens PointWI$33,546$47,882$56,729-10%
236University of LynchburgVA$36,215$47,843$65,194-10%
237Truman State UniversityMO$27,826$47,828$59,034-10%
238Erskine CollegeSC$29,948$47,802$51,223-10%
239University of Wisconsin - OshkoshWI$33,252$47,718$57,619-10%
240State University of New York College at PotsdamNY$27,967$47,655$58,683-10%
241Albany State UniversityGA$32,743$47,574$57,991-10%
242Louisiana Tech UniversityLA$28,474$47,547$62,548-10%
243Augusta UniversityGA$35,883$47,521$62,818-10%
244Columbus State UniversityGA$30,000$47,510$58,897-10%
245University of New Orleans (The)LA$31,214$47,448$57,314-11%
246Montana State University BozemanMT$32,115$47,415$56,259-11%
247Western Oregon UniversityOR$31,317$47,365$62,040-11%
248Wright State UniversityOH$28,996$47,346$59,192-11%
249Utah Tech UniversityUT$34,162$47,224-11%
250Winston-Salem State UniversityNC$32,639$47,224$55,746-11%
251University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)NC$30,443$47,201$59,032-11%
252Black Hills State UniversitySD$32,785$47,173$54,404-11%
253Northern Arizona UniversityAZ$31,807$47,119$60,633-11%
254University of Wisconsin - Green BayWI$33,666$47,102$55,342-11%
255University of South DakotaSD$30,731$47,084$57,523-11%
256University of Missouri - Saint LouisMO$30,731$47,074$55,397-11%
257University of Louisiana at MonroeLA$28,319$47,064$52,435-11%
258Winona State UniversityMN$30,046$47,021$61,580-11%
259Cameron UniversityOK$33,861$46,994-11%
260Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsMA$30,970$46,891$62,075-12%
261Georgia Southern UniversityGA$31,189$46,796$59,267-12%
262Fayetteville State UniversityNC$39,533$46,764$55,539-12%
263Southern Oregon UniversityOR$29,278$46,740$57,327-12%
264University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeWI$32,514$46,721$57,542-12%
265Purdue University NorthwestIN$35,492$46,640$54,376-12%
266University of Northern ColoradoCO$33,061$46,473$57,674-12%
267Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityOK$31,905$46,435-13%
268Youngstown State UniversityOH$31,349$46,254$57,619-13%
269Kent State UniversityOH$31,366$46,217$57,315-13%
270Covenant CollegeGA$32,534$46,207-13%
271Olivet Nazarene UniversityIL$29,587$46,207$56,170-13%
272Montana State University - BillingsMT$28,969$46,142$54,051-13%
273University of Minnesota DuluthMN$31,122$46,093$64,085-13%
274University of Virginia's College at Wise (The)VA$30,550$46,064$54,276-13%
275Georgia Gwinnett CollegeGA$34,031$46,055-13%
276Emory & Henry CollegeVA$31,066$46,038$57,372-13%
277Cleveland State UniversityOH$32,842$46,028$57,424-13%
278College of Saint ScholasticaMN$30,775$45,999$59,391-13%
279McNeese State UniversityLA$36,458$45,970$55,789-13%
280University of Akron (The)OH$30,054$45,952$55,902-13%
281North Carolina Central UniversityNC$31,317$45,922$54,615-13%
282Northwestern State UniversityLA$27,237$45,895$50,463-14%
283SUNY at FredoniaNY$27,425$45,800$55,825-14%
284Louisiana State University at AlexandriaLA$36,674$45,751-14%
285Indiana University - Purdue University IndianapolisIN$33,305$45,751$54,632-14%
286University of Northwestern- St PaulMN$32,883$45,751$60,442-14%
287Franklin College of IndianaIN$29,458$45,751-14%
288University of Wisconsin - SuperiorWI$29,108$45,751$55,993-14%
289Ball State UniversityIN$32,707$45,699$56,359-14%
290Indiana State UniversityIN$31,444$45,699$51,875-14%
291University of Central OklahomaOK$31,114$45,534$49,855-14%
292Dalton State CollegeGA$33,861$45,525-14%
293Southern Utah UniversityUT$29,948$45,525$74,301-14%
294Oklahoma State UniversityOK$33,372$45,513$58,363-14%
295Indiana Wesleyan UniversityIN$31,171$45,451-14%
296Missouri Western State UniversityMO$31,035$45,413$58,574-14%
297Randolph CollegeVA$26,709$45,413$59,848-14%
298Colorado Mesa UniversityCO$31,741$45,377$50,344-15%
299State University of New York at PlattsburghNY$28,578$45,338$62,914-15%
300University of Southern IndianaIN$32,710$45,327$52,018-15%
301Coastal Carolina UniversitySC$28,427$45,300$55,856-15%
302Missouri State UniversityMO$30,143$45,266$56,877-15%
303Adams State UniversityCO$32,188$45,210$50,007-15%
304State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)NY$28,710$45,210$56,620-15%
305Savannah State UniversityGA$29,913$45,181$53,767-15%
306Colorado State University-PuebloCO$34,656$45,000$54,389-15%
307Indiana University - South BendIN$31,715$44,978$60,118-15%
308Grambling State UniversityLA$28,474$44,939$57,991-15%
309University of Saint JosephCT$36,412$44,849-16%
310University of North Carolina -GreensboroNC$32,102$44,666$54,723-16%
311University of Central MissouriMO$26,957$44,568$51,458-16%
312Liberty UniversityVA$35,158$44,542$55,054-16%
313Indiana University - EastIN$33,791$44,478$51,694-16%
314University of South Carolina BeaufortSC$30,620$44,398$51,851-16%
315Averett UniversityVA$28,969$44,398-16%
316Valdosta State UniversityGA$28,969$44,292$57,845-17%
317Lander UniversitySC$28,858$44,263$42,146-17%
318Indiana University SoutheastIN$34,840$44,236$50,050-17%
319Marshall UniversityWV$26,804$44,236$55,181-17%
320Fort Lewis CollegeCO$29,476$44,212$53,270-17%
321University of Louisiana at LafayetteLA$27,292$44,155$50,422-17%
322Appalachian State UniversityNC$28,398$44,122$55,920-17%
323University of IndianapolisIN$31,905$44,060-17%
324Gordon State CollegeGA$28,276$44,060-17%
325Converse UniversitySC$31,905$44,030$56,877-17%
326Francis Marion UniversitySC$34,566$43,987$54,051-17%
327Ferrum CollegeVA$33,666$43,948-17%
328University of Northern IowaIA$32,105$43,897$55,732-17%
329University of MaineME$32,659$43,858$53,343-17%
330Lincoln UniversityMO$35,757$43,784-18%
331Southeast Missouri State UniversityMO$28,216$43,784$53,862-18%
332Regent UniversityVA$34,421$43,758$51,223-18%
333University of Science & Arts of OklahomaOK$33,582$43,722-18%
334East Central UniversityOK$36,674$43,658-18%
335Millikin UniversityIL$33,791$43,635$61,969-18%
336Pennsylvania State University (The) - Erie, The Behrend CollegePA$26,890$43,616$58,998-18%
337North Greenville UniversitySC$22,870$43,588$46,967-18%
338University of ToledoOH$32,501$43,547$57,703-18%
339Minnesota State University MoorheadMN$29,439$43,547$55,261-18%
340Pennsylvania State University (The) - YorkPA$29,296$43,497$57,867-18%
341Columbia CollegeSC$40,793$43,433$51,537-18%
342Northern State UniversitySD$30,804$43,416$49,399-18%
343Hanover CollegeIN$39,310$43,384-18%
344University of Southern MaineME$31,019$43,363$51,789-18%
345Northeastern State UniversityOK$30,600$43,336$53,107-18%
346Purdue University Fort WayneIN$31,444$43,227$56,877-19%
347Hollins UniversityVA$29,436$42,942$50,075-19%
348Indiana University - NorthwestIN$34,107$42,838$56,312-19%
349Southwest Minnesota State UniversityMN$30,764$42,838$50,311-19%
350South Carolina State UniversitySC$31,035$42,746$52,636-19%
351Southern Virginia UniversityVA$31,905$42,709$44,129-20%
352University of Montana (The)MT$29,328$42,660$55,770-20%
353University of North Carolina at PembrokeNC$31,293$42,596$54,208-20%
354Brigham Young University - IdahoID$27,457$42,532$58,476-20%
355Southern Wesleyan UniversitySC$27,429$42,505$59,848-20%
356Concord UniversityWV$28,604$42,432$58,363-20%
357University of South Carolina - AikenSC$30,248$42,371$47,315-20%
358SUNY Buffalo State UniversityNY$27,633$42,325$49,328-20%
359Newberry CollegeSC$41,920$42,214$60,961-20%
360University of North Carolina AshevilleNC$28,323$42,211$54,576-20%
361University of Maine - MachiasME$28,703$42,146$47,939-21%
362Middle Georgia State UniversityGA$29,886$41,964$62,322-21%
363Georgia Southwestern State UniversityGA$33,078$41,887$51,223-21%
364Eureka CollegeIL$31,387$41,766$43,047-21%
365Western Colorado UniversityCO$29,821$41,753$60,442-21%
366Western Carolina UniversityNC$30,532$41,624$51,486-22%
367Indiana University - KokomoIN$30,926$41,424$47,878-22%
368Southeastern Louisiana UniversityLA$28,869$41,382$54,051-22%
369University of Maine - AugustaME$25,504$41,154$51,694-22%
370Bethany Lutheran CollegeMN$29,621$41,115-23%
371Bemidji State UniversityMN$28,834$41,019$56,170-23%
372Shawnee State UniversityOH$27,154$40,967$57,619-23%
373Elizabeth City State UniversityNC$31,349$40,902$52,093-23%
374Northwest Missouri State UniversityMO$29,458$40,588$56,170-24%
375University of Maine - FarmingtonME$27,380$39,633$54,506-25%
376University of South Carolina UpstateSC$28,313$39,146$55,369-26%
377Missouri Southern State UniversityMO$28,696$38,460$59,517-28%
378Fairmont State UniversityWV$22,864$37,592$51,627-29%
379Central State UniversityOH$34,421$37,285$49,582-30%
380Pennsylvania State University (The) - AltoonaPA$27,237$36,387$51,576-31%
381Purdue University - North CentralIN$33,861$32,393$47,392-39%
382Morris CollegeSC$31,171$31,905$41,964-40%
383National Louis UniversityIL$49,399
384University of the District of ColumbiaDC$47,802
385University of Montana Western (The)MT$30,926

Master's

national median $60,738 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1CUNY Lehman CollegeNY$76,770$105,332$134,767+73%
2Worcester State UniversityMA$81,985$96,310+59%
3CUNY Queens CollegeNY$73,785$91,851$105,738+51%
4College of Staten Island/CUNYNY$72,128$91,518$108,603+51%
5Salem State UniversityMA$71,899$89,036+47%
6University of Massachusetts - DartmouthMA$59,353$83,557+38%
7Metropolitan State UniversityMN$70,625$81,881$89,880+35%
8Montana Technological UniversityMT$47,574$78,843+30%
9Elmhurst UniversityIL$80,595$78,170$91,987+29%
10Westfield State UniversityMA$65,194$77,273+27%
11University of Massachusetts at BostonMA$55,464$77,175+27%
12Southern Connecticut State UniversityCT$63,089$75,729$87,772+25%
13CUNY Graduate School & University CenterNY$34,089$74,301$94,503+22%
14Texas Southern UniversityTX$62,075$73,271+21%
15University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyTX$62,487$72,095$75,672+19%
16CUNY Hunter CollegeNY$57,496$71,850$76,644+18%
17George Mason UniversityVA$56,536$71,707$86,306+18%
18CUNY Brooklyn CollegeNY$48,487$71,671$90,627+18%
19City College of New York - CUNYNY$51,947$71,576$87,371+18%
20DePaul UniversityIL$54,051$71,417$83,692+18%
21Miami UniversityOH$62,398$70,973$83,160+17%
22National Louis UniversityIL$56,877$70,184$74,768+16%
23Central Connecticut State UniversityCT$63,451$69,841$94,046+15%
24University of Texas of the Permian BasinTX$61,085$69,584+15%
25University of Colorado DenverCO$54,365$69,368$81,116+14%
26Texas Southmost CollegeTX$69,612$69,154+14%
27Virginia State UniversityVA$56,877$69,154+14%
28State University of New York at Stony BrookNY$49,703$68,626$85,137+13%
29James Madison UniversityVA$49,445$68,179$86,835+12%
30University of North TexasTX$51,743$68,159$77,576+12%
31Northern Illinois UniversityIL$51,341$68,140$76,518+12%
32University of Houston - Clear LakeTX$60,413$68,098$72,756+12%
33University of Saint ThomasMN$56,659$68,002$75,391+12%
34Utah State UniversityUT$55,621$67,797+12%
35State University of New York at New PaltzNY$38,460$67,254$80,493+11%
36University of Illinois ChicagoIL$52,071$67,174$82,142+11%
37Texas Tech UniversityTX$50,068$66,701$73,778+10%
38University of Alabama in HuntsvilleAL$51,753$66,619$72,896+10%
39Northeastern Illinois UniversityIL$72,242$66,438$114,734+9%
40West Texas A&M UniversityTX$44,849$65,634$63,874+8%
41University of Wisconsin - OshkoshWI$58,363$65,534+8%
42Northern Arizona UniversityAZ$53,511$65,081$73,677+7%
43Kennesaw State UniversityGA$57,514$64,779$70,012+7%
44Texas Woman's UniversityTX$54,757$64,628$74,055+6%
45Chicago State UniversityIL$58,150$64,402$88,745+6%
46University of HoustonTX$45,557$64,402$76,343+6%
47Hamline UniversityMN$51,134$64,050$69,917+5%
48Indiana University - Purdue University IndianapolisIN$49,703$63,874$63,874+5%
49Minnesota State University, MankatoMN$49,769$63,737$73,442+5%
50St. Cloud State UniversityMN$53,673$63,705$70,298+5%
51University of Texas at AustinTX$40,028$63,681$81,168+5%
52Texas A&M University - Corpus ChristiTX$40,793$63,651$68,203+5%
53University of North Carolina - CharlotteNC$48,252$63,346$69,601+4%
54North Carolina State UniversityNC$49,437$63,287$73,357+4%
55East Carolina UniversityNC$53,393$63,262$69,628+4%
56Texas State UniversityTX$46,878$63,249$74,785+4%
57Weber State UniversityUT$55,464$63,214+4%
58University of Northern IowaIA$52,413$63,061$76,015+4%
59University of Texas at San AntonioTX$56,688$62,818$70,599+3%
60Cleveland State UniversityOH$46,435$62,818$77,093+3%
61State University of New York at AlbanyNY$40,793$62,653$81,671+3%
62Bridgewater State UniversityMA$57,867$62,393+3%
63Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleIL$45,056$62,224$76,267+2%
64Illinois State UniversityIL$48,487$62,198$73,997+2%
65University of CincinnatiOH$44,445$62,158$72,128+2%
66University of Texas at ArlingtonTX$51,789$61,827$72,585+2%
67Indiana University - BloomingtonIN$44,186$61,827$70,713+2%
68Arizona State UniversityAZ$54,827$61,703$72,966+2%
69Western Connecticut State UniversityCT$60,775$61,446$83,557+1%
70University of Illinois at SpringfieldIL$55,307$61,332$64,005+1%
71University of ConnecticutCT$38,967$61,332+1%
72University of MaineME$34,840$61,332+1%
73Old Dominion UniversityVA$45,600$61,070$70,636+1%
74Oregon State UniversityOR$47,631$61,036$71,2120%
75Texas A&M UniversityTX$46,383$61,036$76,9580%
76Loyola University ChicagoIL$44,592$60,837$70,8700%
77University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$43,722$60,837$74,8720%
78University of Hawaii at ManoaHI$39,517$60,738$78,5290%
79Western Illinois UniversityIL$48,943$60,672$64,5990%
80University of Missouri - Saint LouisMO$46,967$60,555$70,4740%
81Georgia State UniversityGA$52,207$60,533$69,6120%
82University of Texas at TylerTX$54,993$60,4420%
83Texas A&M International UniversityTX$56,170$60,342-1%
84North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityNC$47,054$60,342$64,005-1%
85University of Massachusetts - AmherstMA$45,300$60,076-1%
86University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeWI$47,435$60,059$67,664-1%
87Sul Ross State UniversityTX$50,615$59,848$70,870-1%
88University of Southern MaineME$44,319$59,848$65,563-1%
89Ohio State University (The)OH$44,737$59,600$68,891-2%
90Oklahoma State UniversityOK$37,803$59,550-2%
91Wright State UniversityOH$42,812$59,317$75,410-2%
92Angelo State UniversityTX$49,308$59,307$72,585-2%
93University of WyomingWY$46,593$59,253$64,085-2%
94Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityVA$44,160$59,187$65,534-3%
95Winona State UniversityMN$43,317$58,659-3%
96Tarleton State UniversityTX$52,989$58,363-4%
97Bowling Green State UniversityOH$46,376$58,298$65,410-4%
98University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN$39,655$58,249$76,015-4%
99Indiana State UniversityIN$45,210$58,019$56,642-4%
100Lamar UniversityTX$56,877$57,867$75,158-5%
101Butler UniversityIN$46,663$57,867-5%
102Iowa State University of Science & TechnologyIA$45,633$57,781$70,951-5%
103Sam Houston State UniversityTX$45,075$57,726$69,682-5%
104Portland State UniversityOR$42,453$57,696$69,872-5%
105University of West GeorgiaGA$47,422$57,688$66,382-5%
106Stephen F Austin State UniversityTX$40,170$57,669$64,798-5%
107University of AlabamaAL$42,146$57,576$66,779-5%
108University of Missouri - Kansas CityMO$45,014$57,562$62,322-5%
109Winthrop UniversitySC$45,979$57,471$67,042-5%
110Texas A&M University - CommerceTX$51,960$57,417$63,610-5%
111Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA$43,255$57,185$65,788-6%
112Indiana University - South BendIN$41,019$56,877-6%
113University of Northern ColoradoCO$40,793$56,877$64,718-6%
114SUNY at FredoniaNY$39,425$56,877$68,203-6%
115Montana State University BozemanMT$39,104$56,877$66,891-6%
116Colorado State UniversityCO$45,291$56,768$67,570-7%
117Purdue University NorthwestIN$47,392$56,563$59,848-7%
118University of VirginiaVA$42,838$56,500$82,185-7%
119State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)NY$39,655$56,473$66,937-7%
120Purdue University Fort WayneIN$49,399$56,346$68,758-7%
121University of South Carolina - ColumbiaSC$46,571$56,292$63,451-7%
122State University of New York at BuffaloNY$31,066$56,249$66,924-7%
123SUNY CortlandNY$51,929$55,935$70,135-8%
124Minnesota State University MoorheadMN$44,060$55,935-8%
125Kent State UniversityOH$43,784$55,935$64,834-8%
126Converse UniversitySC$43,722$55,746-8%
127McNeese State UniversityLA$36,466$55,640$58,114-8%
128University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)NC$39,680$55,621$66,137-8%
129Eastern Illinois UniversityIL$43,240$55,592$64,682-8%
130Valdosta State UniversityGA$49,171$55,464$60,508-9%
131University of New Orleans (The)LA$40,037$55,402$65,774-9%
132Marshall UniversityWV$40,342$55,375$62,682-9%
133University of IowaIA$33,881$55,344$72,682-9%
134University of Wisconsin - Eau ClaireWI$49,399$55,261$70,012-9%
135Clemson UniversitySC$45,365$55,261$63,874-9%
136Pennsylvania State University (The)PA$38,325$55,214$75,391-9%
137University of North Carolina -GreensboroNC$39,698$54,777$65,048-10%
138Northwestern State UniversityLA$48,724$54,639$59,848-10%
139University of OklahomaOK$38,509$54,615-10%
140Ohio UniversityOH$50,615$54,522$63,214-10%
141Southeastern Louisiana UniversityLA$39,119$54,522$61,827-10%
142University of Akron (The)OH$36,458$54,216$67,042-11%
143South Dakota State UniversitySD$42,596$54,051$61,827-11%
144University of Missouri - ColumbiaMO$39,884$54,051$65,081-11%
145University of Arizona (The)AZ$38,279$54,051$72,395-11%
146Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA$35,700$54,051$65,534-11%
147Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleIL$40,342$53,937$63,146-11%
148Southeast Missouri State UniversityMO$45,557$53,862$61,827-11%
149SUNY College at BrockportNY$45,300$53,696$66,438-12%
150Western Carolina UniversityNC$41,799$53,578$63,105-12%
151University of Wisconsin - MadisonWI$40,170$53,536$67,987-12%
152University of ToledoOH$35,414$53,455$64,599-12%
153University of OregonOR$36,878$53,391$71,155-12%
154University of Texas at El PasoTX$49,494$53,384$64,718-12%
155University of South DakotaSD$41,591$52,950$66,438-13%
156University of Montana (The)MT$36,215$52,860$61,403-13%
157Georgia College & State UniversityGA$40,037$52,839$63,874-13%
158University of MichiganMI$28,841$52,765$78,170-13%
159North Carolina Central UniversityNC$49,582$52,636-13%
160Hollins UniversityVA$40,342$52,636$70,625-13%
161University of Colorado BoulderCO$37,592$52,499$69,154-14%
162Radford UniversityVA$40,922$52,479$57,282-14%
163Bemidji State UniversityMN$43,497$52,435-14%
164Truman State UniversityMO$38,738$52,283$59,848-14%
165Purdue UniversityIN$34,162$52,165$65,054-14%
166Longwood UniversityVA$48,878$52,093$61,630-14%
167Georgia Southern UniversityGA$45,557$52,071$62,446-14%
168University of Alabama at BirminghamAL$41,244$51,694-15%
169University of GeorgiaGA$42,235$51,576$65,986-15%
170Youngstown State UniversityOH$46,373$51,505$64,495-15%
171Louisiana Tech UniversityLA$39,655$51,505$60,118-15%
172Ball State UniversityIN$39,731$51,411$62,393-15%
173SUNY Buffalo State UniversityNY$42,273$51,223-16%
174West Virginia UniversityWV$40,759$51,104$61,756-16%
175University of Louisiana at MonroeLA$43,948$50,881$62,818-16%
176Northeastern State UniversityOK$45,751$50,539-17%
177Appalachian State UniversityNC$36,956$50,129$60,590-17%
178Missouri State UniversityMO$37,935$49,645$62,075-18%
179University of Central OklahomaOK$42,410$48,984-19%
180Midwestern State UniversityTX$42,746$48,829$59,105-20%
181Binghamton UniversityNY$26,478$47,315$65,986-22%
182College of CharlestonSC$39,618$46,663$58,998-23%
183University of Louisiana at LafayetteLA$34,351$45,751$60,590-25%
184Fitchburg State UniversityMA$79,032
185University of Wisconsin - StoutWI$76,015
186University of Houston - DowntownTX$71,605
187Fairfield UniversityCT$62,075
188Indiana University - EastIN$61,827
189Marymount UniversityVA$59,848
190Augsburg UniversityMN$57,867
191University of UtahUT$53,343
192Northwest Missouri State UniversityMO$49,855
193Coastal Carolina UniversitySC$48,878
194Texas A&M University - KingsvilleTX$46,845
195State University of New York College at PotsdamNY$41,019
196University of Minnesota DuluthMN$40,342
197Liberty UniversityVA$40,131
198Western Colorado UniversityCO$34,107

Associate

national median $43,300 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1San Jacinto Community College DistrictTX$32,231$57,867$62,818+34%
2Kilgore CollegeTX$38,967$56,312$55,935+30%
3Lee CollegeTX$27,814$53,343$66,779+23%
4San Antonio CollegeTX$38,692$52,071+20%
5Austin Community CollegeTX$38,716$50,390$59,729+16%
6Blinn CollegeTX$29,825$49,813$60,805+15%
7Amarillo CollegeTX$33,005$47,119$57,867+9%
8Paris Junior CollegeTX$24,637$47,119+9%
9Salt Lake Community CollegeUT$32,720$43,948+2%
10CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNY$32,115$43,300$58,5740%
11Linn-Benton Community CollegeOR$30,647$42,146-3%
12Tyler Junior CollegeTX$26,787$42,092$57,726-3%
13South Texas CollegeTX$27,134$41,424-4%
14CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeNY$26,523$41,326-5%
15Del Mar CollegeTX$29,132$40,342$59,848-7%
16Empire State UniversityNY$43,047$39,425$65,986-9%
17Normandale Community CollegeMN$36,215$39,163-10%
18Stark State CollegeOH$30,437$38,509-11%
19Kingsborough Community College/CUNYNY$25,331$38,279$65,986-12%
20Bunker Hill Community CollegeMA$28,969$36,215-16%
21El Paso Community CollegeTX$28,154$36,215-16%
22Casper CollegeWY$25,118$36,134$59,848-17%
23Sinclair Community CollegeOH$29,102$36,091-17%
24Odessa CollegeTX$65,986
25Tompkins Cortland Community CollegeNY$40,342
26Northern Oklahoma CollegeOK$27,979

Doctoral (Research)

national median $74,110 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1CUNY Graduate School & University CenterNY$71,834$89,634$96,310+21%
2Northern Illinois UniversityIL$61,926$87,244+18%
3Texas A&M University - CommerceTX$71,441$85,364+15%
4University of Texas at AustinTX$74,144$82,996$96,367+12%
5University of Arizona (The)AZ$68,654$82,237$87,772+11%
6Texas Woman's UniversityTX$71,605$82,185$90,406+11%
7University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$68,774$81,907$97,530+11%
8Iowa State University of Science & TechnologyIA$68,957$81,462$107,201+10%
9University of MichiganMI$66,358$80,729$95,419+9%
10University of Hawaii at ManoaHI$70,870$80,415+9%
11Arizona State UniversityAZ$63,723$79,247$87,772+7%
12Bowling Green State UniversityOH$69,318$78,709$76,015+6%
13University of HoustonTX$59,673$78,199$86,717+6%
14University of Wisconsin - MadisonWI$62,818$78,090$91,184+5%
15State University of New York at Stony BrookNY$62,224$77,524$82,300+5%
16Texas Tech UniversityTX$67,004$77,321$87,772+4%
17University of Massachusetts - AmherstMA$67,570$76,701+4%
18Illinois State UniversityIL$67,821$76,680$90,230+3%
19Ohio State University (The)OH$63,485$75,655$84,460+2%
20University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeWI$58,910$74,872$77,901+1%
21Miami UniversityOH$63,610$74,729$82,300+1%
22University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN$68,679$74,586$83,557+1%
23Loyola University ChicagoIL$48,144$74,545+1%
24Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleIL$66,850$74,382$90,0420%
25State University of New York at AlbanyNY$51,627$74,301$96,1900%
26Pennsylvania State University (The)PA$60,304$74,110$89,0360%
27Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA$58,417$74,086$84,8740%
28Georgia State UniversityGA$64,053$73,932$75,7860%
29Indiana University - BloomingtonIN$58,587$73,920$84,9620%
30State University of New York at BuffaloNY$60,761$73,677$87,304-1%
31University of Texas at ArlingtonTX$76,015$73,565-1%
32Ohio UniversityOH$47,990$73,521$79,314-1%
33University of North Carolina - Chapel HillNC$64,318$73,499$80,986-1%
34University of North Carolina -GreensboroNC$60,021$73,392$78,709-1%
35Kent State UniversityOH$68,758$73,271$85,664-1%
36Purdue UniversityIN$65,986$73,157$80,540-1%
37University of VirginiaVA$60,908$73,075$89,177-1%
38Binghamton UniversityNY$58,768$72,966$75,158-2%
39West Virginia UniversityWV$63,105$72,928-2%
40University of IowaIA$56,877$72,204$83,838-3%
41Ball State UniversityIN$61,827$71,899$99,994-3%
42University of Colorado BoulderCO$56,877$71,728-3%
43University of GeorgiaGA$53,526$71,696$78,000-3%
44University of ConnecticutCT$66,514$71,441-4%
45University of UtahUT$61,827$71,441-4%
46Texas A&M UniversityTX$61,526$71,212$79,100-4%
47University of Illinois ChicagoIL$64,868$70,298$84,259-5%
48University of Louisiana at LafayetteLA$53,296$70,069$76,487-5%
49University of Missouri - ColumbiaMO$56,406$69,558$86,191-6%
50University of OregonOR$52,127$69,004$79,314-7%
51University of Texas at San AntonioTX$69,154$68,363-8%
52University of South Carolina - ColumbiaSC$55,464$68,327$75,586-8%
53University of AlabamaAL$59,055$67,394$79,100-9%
54University of North TexasTX$56,406$66,338$78,709-10%
55Oklahoma State UniversityOK$55,307$62,075-16%
56University of CincinnatiOH$52,508$60,990$71,298-18%
57East Carolina UniversityNC$90,114
58University of South DakotaSD$70,870
59Old Dominion UniversityVA$68,249
60Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityVA$67,570
61University of Texas at El PasoTX$65,081
62University of OklahomaOK$51,223

Certificate (1-2 years)

#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1University of CincinnatiOH$36,851$43,293$66,779
2Mohawk Valley Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY$26,101$37,247
3Northern Virginia Community CollegeVA$77,273
4State University of New York at BuffaloNY$41,424
5University of Hawaii at HiloHI$31,024

Certificate (under 1 year)

#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Northern Arizona UniversityAZ$32,101$49,979
2Purdue University NorthwestIN$39,884$47,119
3University of GeorgiaGA$50,539
4Weber State UniversityUT$42,596
5University of CincinnatiOH$28,276