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Master's+51% vs national median550 grads tracked

English Language and Literature/Letters at CUNY Queens College

Ranked 3rd of 183 master's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$73,785
middle 50%: $42,446 – $95,937
Median · 5 years out
$91,851
middle 50%: $55,840 – $114,423
Median · 10 years out
$105,738
middle 50%: $66,976 – $135,100

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for English Language and Literature/Letters (master's) graduates.

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

Graduates of CUNY Queens College's master's program in English Language and Literature/Letters earn a median $73,785 one year after graduating, rising to $105,738 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 51% above the national median of $60,738 for this field, ranking 3rd of 183 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
4.3 yrs
≈ $4,594 total interest

Same major at other universities

CUNY Lehman College
$105,332 · 5 yrs out
Worcester State University
$96,310 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$91,518 · 5 yrs out
Salem State University
$89,036 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University
$81,881 · 5 yrs out
Montana Technological University
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Elmhurst University
$78,170 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at CUNY Queens College

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$106,654 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$101,982 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$98,849 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$98,446 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$98,446 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$96,689 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$91,355 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$86,622 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$86,367 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$85,137 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$85,005 · 5 yrs out

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