Bachelor's-18% vs national median188 grads tracked
English Language and Literature/Letters at Minnesota State University Moorhead
Ranked 338th of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$29,439
middle 50%: $22,887 – $35,091
Median · 5 years out
$43,547
middle 50%: $32,687 – $53,167
Median · 10 years out
$55,261
middle 50%: $43,317 – $69,441
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
Minnesota State University Moorhead English graduates earn $29k in their first year. Median salaries reach $55k 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
9.8 yrs
≈ $11,899 total interest
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$43,784 · 5 yrs out
Regent University
$43,758 · 5 yrs out
University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma
$43,722 · 5 yrs out
East Central University
$43,658 · 5 yrs out
Millikin University
$43,635 · 5 yrs out
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$43,616 · 5 yrs out
North Greenville University
$43,588 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$43,547 · 5 yrs out
Columbia College
$43,433 · 5 yrs out
Northern State University
$43,416 · 5 yrs out
Hanover College
$43,384 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Maine
$43,363 · 5 yrs out
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