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Bachelor's+20% vs national median758 grads tracked

English Language and Literature, General at CUNY Lehman College

Ranked 18th of 370 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$42,871
middle 50%: $28,544 – $60,080
Median · 5 years out
$62,585
middle 50%: $43,126 – $83,068
Median · 10 years out
$77,691
middle 50%: $51,808 – $104,048

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 CUNY Lehman College's bachelor's program in English Language and Literature, General earn a median $42,871 one year after graduating, rising to $77,691 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 20% above the national median of $52,222 for this field, ranking 18th 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.

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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,782 total interest

Same major at other universities

CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
$63,970 · 5 yrs out
Chicago State University
$63,723 · 5 yrs out
University of Richmond
$63,094 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$63,025 · 5 yrs out
Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University
$62,605 · 5 yrs out
Marymount University
$62,590 · 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
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$61,255 · 5 yrs out
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
$61,233 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at CUNY Lehman College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$120,368 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$118,745 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$113,650 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$111,686 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature/Letters (Master's)
$105,332 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$102,363 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$91,385 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$90,454 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$88,262 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$86,849 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$84,604 · 5 yrs out

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