Bachelor's-7% vs national median161 grads tracked
English Language and Literature/Letters at Nicholls State University
Ranked 198th of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$29,607
middle 50%: $22,428 – $39,020
Median · 5 years out
$49,357
middle 50%: $34,145 – $61,756
Median · 10 years out
$57,372
middle 50%: $45,127 – $69,890
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 majors earn a median of $30k initially. Salaries grow to $57k after a decade in the field.
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 yrs
≈ $10,901 total interest
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$49,582 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Purchase
$49,582 · 5 yrs out
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$49,551 · 5 yrs out
Longwood University
$49,518 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$49,461 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
$49,431 · 5 yrs out
Angelo State University
$49,313 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud State University
$49,252 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$49,211 · 5 yrs out
College of Charleston
$49,186 · 5 yrs out
Texas A & M University - Texarkana
$49,171 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Brockport
$49,093 · 5 yrs out
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