Bachelor's-18% vs national median200 grads tracked
English Language and Literature/Letters at Southeast Missouri State University
Ranked 331st of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$28,216
middle 50%: $20,609 – $40,037
Median · 5 years out
$43,784
middle 50%: $31,905 – $55,849
Median · 10 years out
$53,862
middle 50%: $40,018 – $71,115
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 Southeast Missouri State University earn $28k in year one. Salaries reach $44k by year five.
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
≈ $12,121 total interest
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$44,030 · 5 yrs out
Francis Marion University
$43,987 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Iowa
$43,897 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine
$43,858 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln University
$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
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Erie, The Behrend College
$43,616 · 5 yrs out
North Greenville University
$43,588 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University Moorhead
$43,547 · 5 yrs out
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$102,715 · 5 yrs out
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$100,794 · 5 yrs out
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$90,782 · 5 yrs out
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$88,404 · 5 yrs out
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$80,904 · 5 yrs out
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$75,006 · 5 yrs out
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$74,721 · 5 yrs out
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$70,224 · 5 yrs out
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$69,425 · 5 yrs out