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Bachelor's-10% vs national median351 grads tracked

English Language and Literature/Letters at Winthrop University

Ranked 231st of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,223
middle 50%: $23,796 – $44,265
Median · 5 years out
$48,020
middle 50%: $37,450 – $57,258
Median · 10 years out
$57,805
middle 50%: $46,940 – $73,331

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 Winthrop University's bachelor's program in English Language and Literature/Letters earn a median $33,223 one year after graduating, rising to $57,805 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 10% below the national median of $53,081 for this field, ranking 231st 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
8.8 yrs
≈ $10,532 total interest

Same major at other universities

Portland State University
$48,157 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Kansas City
$48,118 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$48,096 · 5 yrs out
Bethel University
$48,096 · 5 yrs out
Augsburg University
$48,066 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$48,030 · 5 yrs out
East Carolina University
$47,971 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Commonwealth University
$47,964 · 5 yrs out
Charleston Southern University
$47,901 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
$47,882 · 5 yrs out
University of Lynchburg
$47,843 · 5 yrs out
Truman State University
$47,828 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Winthrop University

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$90,007 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$82,573 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$82,573 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$67,797 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$65,387 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$65,226 · 5 yrs out
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (Master's)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$61,969 · 5 yrs out

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