Bachelor's+25% vs national median122 grads tracked
English Language and Literature/Letters at Quinnipiac University
Ranked 6th of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$30,205
middle 50%: $23,567 – $41,469
Median · 5 years out
$66,358
middle 50%: $52,165 – $78,948
Median · 10 years out
$81,671
middle 50%: $68,203 – $105,416
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 at Quinnipiac University earn $30,205 in their first year. Median salaries reach $66,358 at five years and $81,671 at 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
7.1 yrs
≈ $8,803 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Richmond
$69,224 · 5 yrs out
Providence College
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Fairfield University
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
Washington and Lee University
$67,936 · 5 yrs out
Spelman College
$66,717 · 5 yrs out
Sacred Heart University
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Military Institute
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$64,925 · 5 yrs out
Binghamton University
$64,792 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$64,593 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut College
$64,523 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
$63,970 · 5 yrs out
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