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Bachelor's-12% vs national median472 grads tracked

English Language and Literature/Letters at Southern Oregon University

Ranked 263rd of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$29,278
middle 50%: $21,374 – $39,708
Median · 5 years out
$46,740
middle 50%: $32,145 – $62,088
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/Letters (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/Letters earn a median $29,278 one year after graduating, rising to $57,327 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 12% below the national median of $53,081 for this field, ranking 263rd 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.

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
9.3 yrs
≈ $11,343 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Louisiana at Monroe
$47,064 · 5 yrs out
Winona State University
$47,021 · 5 yrs out
Cameron University
$46,994 · 5 yrs out
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
$46,891 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$46,796 · 5 yrs out
Fayetteville State University
$46,764 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$46,721 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Northwest
$46,640 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Colorado
$46,473 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
$46,435 · 5 yrs out
Youngstown State University
$46,254 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$46,217 · 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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