Bachelor's-15% vs national median297 grads tracked
English Language and Literature/Letters at Colorado State University-Pueblo
Ranked 306th of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,656
middle 50%: $24,962 – $45,004
Median · 5 years out
$45,000
middle 50%: $34,959 – $55,993
Median · 10 years out
$54,389
middle 50%: $43,879 – $69,154
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 and Literature graduates from Colorado State University-Pueblo earn $35k in their first year. Median earnings rise to $45k after five 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
9.3 yrs
≈ $10,822 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Southern Indiana
$45,327 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Carolina University
$45,300 · 5 yrs out
Missouri State University
$45,266 · 5 yrs out
Adams State University
$45,210 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$45,210 · 5 yrs out
Savannah State University
$45,181 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - South Bend
$44,978 · 5 yrs out
Grambling State University
$44,939 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Joseph
$44,849 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$44,666 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Missouri
$44,568 · 5 yrs out
Liberty University
$44,542 · 5 yrs out
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$124,613 · 5 yrs out
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$105,099 · 5 yrs out
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$90,582 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$88,552 · 5 yrs out
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$86,430 · 5 yrs out
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$86,016 · 5 yrs out
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$76,173 · 5 yrs out
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$75,706 · 5 yrs out
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$74,002 · 5 yrs out
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$73,499 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$73,402 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$73,321 · 5 yrs out