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Bachelor's+17% vs national median968 grads tracked

English Language and Literature, General at College of Staten Island/CUNY

Ranked 23rd of 370 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$36,674
middle 50%: $25,593 – $52,470
Median · 5 years out
$61,255
middle 50%: $40,820 – $84,908
Median · 10 years out
$77,901
middle 50%: $52,178 – $109,636

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for English Language and Literature, General (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of College of Staten Island/CUNY's bachelor's program in English Language and Literature, General earn a median $36,674 one year after graduating, rising to $77,901 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 17% above the national median of $52,222 for this field, ranking 23rd of 370 reporting programs.

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.

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Paid off in
7.2 yrs
≈ $8,520 total interest

Same major at other universities

Marymount University
$62,590 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$62,585 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$62,026 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$61,975 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$61,374 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Downtown
$61,281 · 5 yrs out
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
$61,233 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$61,204 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$61,098 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$60,940 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$60,894 · 5 yrs out
Hampden Sydney College
$60,696 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at College of Staten Island/CUNY

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's)
$136,647 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$122,595 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$118,379 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other (Bachelor's)
$117,714 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$112,261 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$112,261 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$112,060 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$103,057 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$98,643 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$97,992 · 5 yrs out
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor's)
$95,768 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$95,220 · 5 yrs out

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