Bachelor's-1% vs national median373 grads tracked
English Language and Literature/Letters at Wheaton College
Ranked 122nd of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,402
middle 50%: $25,046 – $45,355
Median · 5 years out
$52,787
middle 50%: $39,556 – $67,512
Median · 10 years out
$67,118
middle 50%: $51,071 – $101,849
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
Wheaton College graduates in English literature earn a $35k median in year one. Earnings rise to $53k at five years and $67k by year ten.
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 yrs
≈ $9,519 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Alabama in Huntsville
$52,989 · 5 yrs out
Oregon State University
$52,973 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Buffalo
$52,950 · 5 yrs out
Salem State University
$52,903 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - River Falls
$52,883 · 5 yrs out
Missouri University of Science and Technology
$52,793 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$52,589 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Commerce
$52,578 · 5 yrs out
Bridgewater State University
$52,573 · 5 yrs out
Agnes Scott College
$52,447 · 5 yrs out
Presbyterian College
$52,435 · 5 yrs out
Dominican University
$52,387 · 5 yrs out
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