Bachelor's-12% vs national median355 grads tracked
English Language and Literature/Letters at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Ranked 260th of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$30,970
middle 50%: $22,764 – $41,906
Median · 5 years out
$46,891
middle 50%: $33,314 – $61,737
Median · 10 years out
$62,075
middle 50%: $43,722 – $78,529
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 graduates earn a median of $31k initially. Salaries reach $62k after ten years.
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
≈ $10,946 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
$47,102 · 5 yrs out
University of South Dakota
$47,084 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Saint Louis
$47,074 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Monroe
$47,064 · 5 yrs out
Winona State University
$47,021 · 5 yrs out
Cameron University
$46,994 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$46,796 · 5 yrs out
Fayetteville State University
$46,764 · 5 yrs out
Southern Oregon University
$46,740 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$46,721 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Northwest
$46,640 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Colorado
$46,473 · 5 yrs out
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