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Bachelor's-17% vs national median242 grads tracked

English Language and Literature/Letters at Indiana University Southeast

Ranked 318th of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$34,840
middle 50%: $25,356 – $43,247
Median · 5 years out
$44,236
middle 50%: $32,768 – $55,746
Median · 10 years out
$50,050
middle 50%: $35,757 – $75,586

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 Southeast's bachelor's program in English Language and Literature/Letters earn a median $34,840 one year after graduating, rising to $50,050 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 17% below the national median of $53,081 for this field, ranking 318th 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
9.5 yrs
≈ $11,029 total interest

Same major at other universities

Liberty University
$44,542 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - East
$44,478 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina Beaufort
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
Averett University
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
Valdosta State University
$44,292 · 5 yrs out
Lander University
$44,263 · 5 yrs out
Marshall University
$44,236 · 5 yrs out
Fort Lewis College
$44,212 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
$44,155 · 5 yrs out
Appalachian State University
$44,122 · 5 yrs out
Gordon State College
$44,060 · 5 yrs out
University of Indianapolis
$44,060 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Indiana University Southeast

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$122,286 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$89,378 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$83,382 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$77,605 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$74,063 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$73,636 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$71,899 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$71,899 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$69,441 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out

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