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Bachelor's-15% vs national median351 grads tracked

English Language and Literature/Letters at Coastal Carolina University

Ranked 301st of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$28,427
middle 50%: $22,093 – $38,716
Median · 5 years out
$45,300
middle 50%: $34,238 – $57,323
Median · 10 years out
$55,856
middle 50%: $42,235 – $72,484

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 Coastal Carolina University's bachelor's program in English Language and Literature/Letters earn a median $28,427 one year after graduating, rising to $55,856 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 15% below the national median of $53,081 for this field, ranking 301st 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
9.6 yrs
≈ $11,756 total interest

Same major at other universities

Indiana Wesleyan University
$45,451 · 5 yrs out
Missouri Western State University
$45,413 · 5 yrs out
Randolph College
$45,413 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mesa University
$45,377 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
$45,338 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Indiana
$45,327 · 5 yrs out
Missouri State University
$45,266 · 5 yrs out
Adams State University
$45,210 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$45,210 · 5 yrs out
Savannah State University
$45,181 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University-Pueblo
$45,000 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - South Bend
$44,978 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Coastal Carolina University

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$86,048 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$83,277 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$83,243 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$80,193 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$78,731 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$68,444 · 5 yrs out
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences (Bachelor's)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations (Bachelor's)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$65,757 · 5 yrs out
Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor's)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$62,512 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$61,903 · 5 yrs out

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