Master's-7% vs national median291 grads tracked
English Language and Literature/Letters at State University of New York at Buffalo
Ranked 122nd of 183 master's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$31,066
middle 50%: $23,474 – $46,311
Median · 5 years out
$56,249
middle 50%: $36,766 – $76,412
Median · 10 years out
$66,924
middle 50%: $50,353 – $85,988
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
English Language and Literature/Letters master's graduates from SUNY Buffalo earn a $31k median initially. Salaries rise to $56k by year five and $67k 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
8 yrs
≈ $9,708 total interest
Same major at other universities
Colorado State University
$56,768 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Northwest
$56,563 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$56,500 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$56,473 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$56,346 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$56,292 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University Moorhead
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Cortland
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Converse University
$55,746 · 5 yrs out
McNeese State University
$55,640 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
$55,621 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at State University of New York at Buffalo
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$174,817 · 5 yrs out
Dentistry (Doctorate)
$170,712 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctorate)
$164,239 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$153,500 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$153,130 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$143,491 · 5 yrs out
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$141,998 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$137,588 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$131,463 · 5 yrs out
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$114,606 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$113,140 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$109,745 · 5 yrs out