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Bachelor's-3% vs national median295 grads tracked

English Language and Literature, General at SUNY Cortland

Ranked 162nd of 370 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$29,833
middle 50%: $21,883 – $39,220
Median · 5 years out
$50,519
middle 50%: $37,383 – $67,468
Median · 10 years out
$63,214
middle 50%: $43,691 – $85,540

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for English Language and Literature, General (bachelor's) graduates.

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

Graduates of SUNY Cortland's bachelor's program in English Language and Literature, General earn a median $29,833 one year after graduating, rising to $63,214 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 3% below the national median of $52,222 for this field, ranking 162nd of 370 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
8.7 yrs
≈ $10,599 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Colorado Denver
$50,686 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$50,669 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Abington
$50,647 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$50,636 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University in Shreveport
$50,539 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Union University
$50,539 · 5 yrs out
Bridgewater College
$50,493 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Illinois University
$50,490 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Tyler
$50,441 · 5 yrs out
Mary Baldwin University
$50,425 · 5 yrs out
University of Hartford
$50,402 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
$50,402 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at SUNY Cortland

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$69,943 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$69,943 · 5 yrs out
Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor's)
$69,527 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$67,536 · 5 yrs out
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Bachelor's)
$66,839 · 5 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's)
$66,741 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$66,619 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$66,619 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$66,110 · 5 yrs out
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (Bachelor's)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$65,697 · 5 yrs out
Criminology (Bachelor's)
$65,514 · 5 yrs out

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