Master's+5% vs national median419 grads tracked
English Language and Literature/Letters at Minnesota State University, Mankato
Ranked 49th of 183 master's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$49,769
middle 50%: $34,140 – $69,441
Median · 5 years out
$63,737
middle 50%: $44,081 – $80,392
Median · 10 years out
$73,442
middle 50%: $53,520 – $89,231
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for English Language and Literature/Letters (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
English Language and Literature Master's graduates earn a median of $49,769 in their first year. Pay reaches $63,737 by year five and $73,442 by year ten.
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
6.3 yrs
≈ $7,065 total interest
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$64,779 · 5 yrs out
Texas Woman's University
$64,628 · 5 yrs out
Chicago State University
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$64,050 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud State University
$63,705 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$63,681 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
$63,651 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
$63,346 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina State University
$63,287 · 5 yrs out
East Carolina University
$63,262 · 5 yrs out
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