Bachelor's-11% vs national median579 grads tracked
English Language and Literature/Letters at Northern Arizona University
Ranked 253rd of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$31,807
middle 50%: $22,813 – $44,629
Median · 5 years out
$47,119
middle 50%: $35,657 – $60,724
Median · 10 years out
$60,633
middle 50%: $46,081 – $83,330
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for English Language and Literature/Letters (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
English Language graduates from Northern Arizona University earn $32k in year 1. Median salaries reach $61k after ten years.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
8.9 yrs
≈ $10,816 total interest
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$47,365 · 5 yrs out
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$47,224 · 5 yrs out
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$47,224 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
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$47,173 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
$47,102 · 5 yrs out
University of South Dakota
$47,084 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Saint Louis
$47,074 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Monroe
$47,064 · 5 yrs out
Winona State University
$47,021 · 5 yrs out
Cameron University
$46,994 · 5 yrs out
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$117,305 · 5 yrs out
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$111,278 · 5 yrs out
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$104,850 · 5 yrs out
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$104,039 · 5 yrs out
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$102,565 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Analysis (Bachelor's)
$99,535 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
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$95,275 · 5 yrs out
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$94,855 · 5 yrs out
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$91,889 · 5 yrs out
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$88,716 · 5 yrs out
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctorate)
$88,031 · 5 yrs out