Bachelor's+22% vs national median1,939 grads tracked
English Language and Literature/Letters at Binghamton University
Ranked 10th of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,295
middle 50%: $24,446 – $50,379
Median · 5 years out
$64,792
middle 50%: $44,928 – $86,883
Median · 10 years out
$83,797
middle 50%: $58,363 – $118,071
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 majors at Binghamton University see a first-year median salary of $35k. This grows to a $65k median by year five and $84k 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
6.9 yrs
≈ $8,378 total interest
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$67,936 · 5 yrs out
Spelman College
$66,717 · 5 yrs out
Quinnipiac University
$66,358 · 5 yrs out
Sacred Heart University
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Military Institute
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$64,925 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$64,593 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut College
$64,523 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
$63,970 · 5 yrs out
Chicago State University
$63,723 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$63,025 · 5 yrs out
Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University
$63,004 · 5 yrs out
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