Master's-7% vs national median246 grads tracked
English Language and Literature/Letters at University of South Carolina - Columbia
Ranked 121st of 183 master's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$46,571
middle 50%: $33,005 – $55,665
Median · 5 years out
$56,292
middle 50%: $42,505 – $68,758
Median · 10 years out
$63,451
middle 50%: $53,107 – $78,335
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for English Language and Literature/Letters (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
English Language and Literature/Letters master's graduates from the University of South Carolina - Columbia earn $47k in year one. Earnings reach $63k by year ten.
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
7.1 yrs
≈ $7,900 total interest
Same major at other universities
SUNY at Fredonia
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$56,768 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Northwest
$56,563 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$56,500 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$56,473 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$56,346 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Buffalo
$56,249 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University Moorhead
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Cortland
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Converse University
$55,746 · 5 yrs out
McNeese State University
$55,640 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of South Carolina - Columbia
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$176,841 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$168,157 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$153,126 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$150,876 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$129,928 · 5 yrs out
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$122,810 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$115,242 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$114,563 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Doctorate)
$102,325 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$100,689 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$100,245 · 5 yrs out
Legal Professions and Studies (Doctorate)
$99,491 · 5 yrs out