Bachelor's-9% vs national median177 grads tracked
English Language and Literature/Letters at Augsburg University
Ranked 229th of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,145
middle 50%: $26,640 – $41,948
Median · 5 years out
$48,066
middle 50%: $35,482 – $63,610
Median · 10 years out
$69,418
middle 50%: $45,557 – $83,707
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 from Augsburg University earn $34k in year one. Salaries rise to $48k after five years and $69k 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
8.4 yrs
≈ $10,203 total interest
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$48,349 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$48,252 · 5 yrs out
Portland State University
$48,157 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Kansas City
$48,118 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$48,096 · 5 yrs out
Bethel University
$48,096 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$48,030 · 5 yrs out
Winthrop University
$48,020 · 5 yrs out
East Carolina University
$47,971 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Commonwealth University
$47,964 · 5 yrs out
Charleston Southern University
$47,901 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
$47,882 · 5 yrs out
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$132,931 · 5 yrs out
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$116,440 · 5 yrs out
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$105,907 · 5 yrs out
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$103,730 · 5 yrs out
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$103,730 · 5 yrs out
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$101,158 · 5 yrs out
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$98,348 · 5 yrs out
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$96,442 · 5 yrs out
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$84,962 · 5 yrs out
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$83,353 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$81,043 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$81,043 · 5 yrs out