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Bachelor's-2% vs national median54 grads tracked

English Language and Literature, General at Wabash College

Ranked 143rd of 370 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$40,342
middle 50%: $31,252 – $59,105
Median · 5 years out
$51,223
middle 50%: $44,398 – $62,446
Median · 10 years out
n/a
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Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for English Language and Literature, General (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Wabash College's bachelor's program in English Language and Literature, General earn a median $40,342 one year after graduating, rising to $51,223 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 2% below the national median of $52,222 for this field, ranking 143rd of 370 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.

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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,215 total interest

Same major at other universities

Ohio State University (The)
$51,427 · 5 yrs out
Randolph - Macon College
$51,372 · 5 yrs out
Georgia State University
$51,341 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Commerce
$51,304 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$51,267 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Hilo
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Lamar University
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Kingsville
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Norfolk State University
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$51,118 · 5 yrs out
Roanoke College
$51,092 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Wabash College

Economics (Bachelor's)
$93,054 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$85,089 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$82,614 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$72,156 · 5 yrs out
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor's)
$70,012 · 5 yrs out
History (Bachelor's)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
History (Bachelor's)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Bachelor's)
$61,630 · 5 yrs out
Research and Experimental Psychology (Bachelor's)
$61,630 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$60,895 · 5 yrs out

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