Bachelor's-1% vs national median528 grads tracked
English Language and Literature/Letters at Bridgewater State University
Ranked 125th of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,023
middle 50%: $25,113 – $42,273
Median · 5 years out
$52,573
middle 50%: $38,477 – $66,358
Median · 10 years out
$66,653
middle 50%: $46,179 – $84,661
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
Bridgewater State University English majors earn a median of $33k in their first year. Ten-year median earnings are $67k.
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
8.2 yrs
≈ $9,859 total interest
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$52,903 · 5 yrs out
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$52,883 · 5 yrs out
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Wheaton College
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University of Alabama
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$52,354 · 5 yrs out
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$52,165 · 5 yrs out
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$52,083 · 5 yrs out
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