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Bachelor's0% vs national median748 grads tracked

English Language and Literature/Letters at SUNY College at Geneseo

Ranked 113th of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$30,998
middle 50%: $22,219 – $42,897
Median · 5 years out
$53,129
middle 50%: $38,416 – $71,519
Median · 10 years out
$68,638
middle 50%: $48,856 – $94,389

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

Graduates of SUNY College at Geneseo's bachelor's program in English Language and Literature/Letters earn a median $30,998 one year after graduating, rising to $68,638 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 0% above the national median of $53,081 for this field, ranking 113th of 382 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.

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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
8.2 yrs
≈ $10,043 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Oklahoma
$53,466 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Connecticut State University
$53,449 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$53,330 · 5 yrs out
Old Dominion University
$53,320 · 5 yrs out
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
$53,243 · 5 yrs out
Weber State University
$53,243 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$53,081 · 5 yrs out
Gustavus Adolphus College
$53,060 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama in Huntsville
$52,989 · 5 yrs out
Oregon State University
$52,973 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Buffalo
$52,950 · 5 yrs out
Salem State University
$52,903 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at SUNY College at Geneseo

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$89,645 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$88,907 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$88,907 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$88,180 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$86,051 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$78,272 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$75,548 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$75,010 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$74,631 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$73,019 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$72,189 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$69,209 · 5 yrs out

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