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Bachelor's-10% vs national median431 grads tracked

English Language and Literature, General at Southern Oregon University

Ranked 246th of 370 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$29,170
middle 50%: $21,152 – $38,939
Median · 5 years out
$47,059
middle 50%: $32,668 – $61,883
Median · 10 years out
$57,327
middle 50%: $40,041 – $73,742

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 Southern Oregon University's bachelor's program in English Language and Literature, General earn a median $29,170 one year after graduating, rising to $57,327 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 10% below the national median of $52,222 for this field, ranking 246th 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
9.3 yrs
≈ $11,312 total interest

Same major at other universities

Winston-Salem State University
$47,224 · 5 yrs out
Utah Tech University
$47,224 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$47,207 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
$47,102 · 5 yrs out
University of South Dakota
$47,084 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Saint Louis
$47,074 · 5 yrs out
Winona State University
$47,021 · 5 yrs out
Cameron University
$46,994 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$46,962 · 5 yrs out
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
$46,891 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine at Presque Isle
$46,845 · 5 yrs out
Converse University
$46,803 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Southern Oregon University

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$91,050 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$89,177 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$87,528 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$84,400 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$72,134 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$71,863 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (Bachelor's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$63,705 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$63,377 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$62,848 · 5 yrs out

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