Bachelor's-4% vs national median369 grads tracked
English Language and Literature/Letters at SUNY Cortland
Ranked 159th of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$29,899
middle 50%: $22,525 – $39,834
Median · 5 years out
$50,911
middle 50%: $37,967 – $67,998
Median · 10 years out
$61,703
middle 50%: $43,293 – $85,430
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
SUNY Cortland English majors earn a median $30k in year one. Salaries reach $62k after ten years of employment.
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
8.7 yrs
≈ $10,564 total interest
Same major at other universities
Norfolk State University
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$51,118 · 5 yrs out
Concordia College - Moorhead
$50,995 · 5 yrs out
Georgia College & State University
$50,978 · 5 yrs out
Northern Illinois University
$50,951 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$50,925 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$50,866 · 5 yrs out
Virginia State University
$50,866 · 5 yrs out
University of Wyoming
$50,831 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Harrisburg
$50,802 · 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
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$69,943 · 5 yrs out
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$69,943 · 5 yrs out
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$66,839 · 5 yrs out
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$66,619 · 5 yrs out
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$66,619 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$66,110 · 5 yrs out
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$65,986 · 5 yrs out
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