Bachelor's-7% vs national median502 grads tracked
English Language and Literature/Letters at SUNY College at Purchase
Ranked 193rd of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$31,284
middle 50%: $22,769 – $45,422
Median · 5 years out
$49,582
middle 50%: $33,572 – $69,061
Median · 10 years out
$66,537
middle 50%: $46,988 – $97,392
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
English bachelor's graduates from SUNY College at Purchase start at $31k. Salaries reach $67k by the tenth year.
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
8.6 yrs
≈ $10,459 total interest
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$49,731 · 5 yrs out
Sul Ross State University
$49,731 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$49,646 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$49,628 · 5 yrs out
Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical Colg at Baton Rouge
$49,582 · 5 yrs out
St. Catherine University
$49,582 · 5 yrs out
Fitchburg State University
$49,551 · 5 yrs out
Longwood University
$49,518 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$49,461 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
$49,431 · 5 yrs out
Nicholls State University
$49,357 · 5 yrs out
Angelo State University
$49,313 · 5 yrs out
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$96,310 · 5 yrs out
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