Bachelor's0% vs national median150 grads tracked
English Language and Literature/Letters at Gustavus Adolphus College
Ranked 115th of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,840
middle 50%: $25,247 – $48,227
Median · 5 years out
$53,060
middle 50%: $38,623 – $67,868
Median · 10 years out
$63,270
middle 50%: $49,171 – $89,880
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 students at Gustavus Adolphus College see median salaries rise from $36k to $53k over five years. Ten-year earnings reach a median of $63k.
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 yrs
≈ $9,472 total interest
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$53,330 · 5 yrs out
Old Dominion University
$53,320 · 5 yrs out
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
$53,243 · 5 yrs out
Weber State University
$53,243 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Geneseo
$53,129 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$53,081 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama in Huntsville
$52,989 · 5 yrs out
Oregon State University
$52,973 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Buffalo
$52,950 · 5 yrs out
Salem State University
$52,903 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - River Falls
$52,883 · 5 yrs out
Missouri University of Science and Technology
$52,793 · 5 yrs out
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