Bachelor's-4% vs national median246 grads tracked
English Language and Literature/Letters at Lamar University
Ranked 151st of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,753
middle 50%: $25,682 – $52,165
Median · 5 years out
$51,223
middle 50%: $41,154 – $64,460
Median · 10 years out
$61,003
middle 50%: $49,427 – $74,586
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
Lamar University English Language graduates earn a median of $38k in year one. Salaries reach $51k at five years and $61k at ten years.
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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
8.2 yrs
≈ $9,448 total interest
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$51,427 · 5 yrs out
Randolph - Macon College
$51,372 · 5 yrs out
Georgia State University
$51,341 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$51,263 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Hilo
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Montana Technological University
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Kingsville
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Norfolk State University
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$51,118 · 5 yrs out
Concordia College - Moorhead
$50,995 · 5 yrs out
Georgia College & State University
$50,978 · 5 yrs out
Northern Illinois University
$50,951 · 5 yrs out
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$125,457 · 5 yrs out
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$125,110 · 5 yrs out
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