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Bachelor's+3% vs national median265 grads tracked

English Language and Literature/Letters at Wofford College

Ranked 91st of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$37,873
middle 50%: $27,891 – $47,212
Median · 5 years out
$54,808
middle 50%: $39,884 – $74,301
Median · 10 years out
$67,570
middle 50%: $53,029 – $98,320

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 Wofford College's bachelor's program in English Language and Literature/Letters earn a median $37,873 one year after graduating, rising to $67,570 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 3% above the national median of $53,081 for this field, ranking 91st 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.

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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
7.7 yrs
≈ $9,001 total interest

Same major at other universities

Utah State University
$55,328 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University-San Antonio
$55,287 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$55,241 · 5 yrs out
Dakota State University
$54,993 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
$54,915 · 5 yrs out
Elmhurst University
$54,821 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$54,739 · 5 yrs out
Stephen F Austin State University
$54,494 · 5 yrs out
Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
$54,404 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$54,356 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$54,319 · 5 yrs out
Butler University
$54,286 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Wofford College

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Bachelor's)
$89,177 · 5 yrs out
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies (Bachelor's)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$82,929 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$80,971 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$78,675 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$72,146 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$69,325 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor's)
$65,141 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out

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