Bachelor's-14% vs national median643 grads tracked
English Language and Literature/Letters at Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
Ranked 285th of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,305
middle 50%: $24,484 – $44,438
Median · 5 years out
$45,751
middle 50%: $35,200 – $61,019
Median · 10 years out
$54,632
middle 50%: $41,496 – $77,362
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 start with a $33k median salary. Earnings grow to $55k by the tenth year.
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
≈ $10,917 total interest
Same major at other universities
College of Saint Scholastica
$45,999 · 5 yrs out
McNeese State University
$45,970 · 5 yrs out
University of Akron (The)
$45,952 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Central University
$45,922 · 5 yrs out
Northwestern State University
$45,895 · 5 yrs out
SUNY at Fredonia
$45,800 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University at Alexandria
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
University of Northwestern- St Paul
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Superior
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Ball State University
$45,699 · 5 yrs out
Indiana State University
$45,699 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Oklahoma
$45,534 · 5 yrs out
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