Bachelor's+17% vs national median1,721 grads tracked
English Language and Literature, General at CUNY Queens College
Ranked 28th of 370 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,541
middle 50%: $27,700 – $55,796
Median · 5 years out
$60,894
middle 50%: $42,571 – $85,331
Median · 10 years out
$83,267
middle 50%: $55,812 – $111,121
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
CUNY Queens College graduates in general English earn a median of $40k initially. Salaries reach $61k 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
7 yrs
≈ $8,223 total interest
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$61,255 · 5 yrs out
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$61,204 · 5 yrs out
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$61,098 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$60,940 · 5 yrs out
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$60,499 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Arlington
$60,433 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$59,982 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$59,939 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Brandywine
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
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$106,654 · 5 yrs out
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$101,982 · 5 yrs out
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$98,849 · 5 yrs out
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$98,446 · 5 yrs out
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$98,446 · 5 yrs out
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$96,689 · 5 yrs out
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$91,987 · 5 yrs out
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$91,851 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$91,355 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$86,622 · 5 yrs out
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$86,367 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$85,137 · 5 yrs out