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Bachelor's-15% vs national median161 grads tracked

English Language and Literature/Letters at Indiana University - South Bend

Ranked 307th of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,715
middle 50%: $24,146 – $41,308
Median · 5 years out
$44,978
middle 50%: $33,078 – $56,106
Median · 10 years out
$60,118
middle 50%: $39,655 – $85,965

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

Graduates of Indiana University - South Bend's bachelor's program in English Language and Literature/Letters earn a median $31,715 one year after graduating, rising to $60,118 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 15% below the national median of $53,081 for this field, ranking 307th of 382 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
9.2 yrs
≈ $11,154 total interest

Same major at other universities

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
Colorado State University-Pueblo
$45,000 · 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
Indiana University - East
$44,478 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Indiana University - South Bend

Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$122,702 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$118,879 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$80,088 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$79,974 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's)
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor's)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$70,527 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$70,224 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out

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