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Bachelor's+2% vs national median872 grads tracked

English Language and Literature, General at Eastern Connecticut State University

Ranked 100th of 370 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,461
middle 50%: $24,586 – $47,906
Median · 5 years out
$53,449
middle 50%: $38,864 – $67,868
Median · 10 years out
$69,099
middle 50%: $52,090 – $86,802

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for English Language and Literature, General (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Eastern Connecticut State University's bachelor's program in English Language and Literature, General earn a median $33,461 one year after graduating, rising to $69,099 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 2% above the national median of $52,222 for this field, ranking 100th of 370 reporting programs.

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.

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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 yrs
≈ $9,679 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Houston - Victoria
$53,647 · 5 yrs out
Elmhurst University
$53,636 · 5 yrs out
Christopher Newport University
$53,604 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama in Huntsville
$53,526 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$53,466 · 5 yrs out
Stephen F Austin State University
$53,452 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas
$53,208 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Geneseo
$53,129 · 5 yrs out
Western Connecticut State University
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$53,081 · 5 yrs out
Gustavus Adolphus College
$53,060 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Buffalo
$52,950 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Eastern Connecticut State University

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$101,030 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$91,109 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$89,801 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$88,755 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$77,035 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$75,902 · 5 yrs out
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor's)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$72,688 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$71,605 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's)
$71,221 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$69,498 · 5 yrs out
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$69,498 · 5 yrs out

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