Bachelor's+15% vs national median1,219 grads tracked
English Language and Literature/Letters at State University of New York at Stony Brook
Ranked 26th of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,660
middle 50%: $24,575 – $49,501
Median · 5 years out
$61,098
middle 50%: $42,795 – $81,566
Median · 10 years out
$78,777
middle 50%: $55,527 – $107,201
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for English Language and Literature/Letters (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Stony Brook English graduates earn a median $35k in their first year. Five-year medians reach $61k, and year-ten medians reach $79k.
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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,749 total interest
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Saint John's University
$62,224 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Arlington
$62,100 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$61,975 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$61,332 · 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
James Madison University
$60,991 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$60,940 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$60,894 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$60,712 · 5 yrs out
Hampden Sydney College
$60,696 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Clear Lake
$60,499 · 5 yrs out
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