Bachelor's+3% vs national median854 grads tracked
English Language and Literature/Letters at Stephen F Austin State University
Ranked 93rd of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,978
middle 50%: $27,765 – $52,122
Median · 5 years out
$54,494
middle 50%: $41,764 – $70,484
Median · 10 years out
$63,124
middle 50%: $50,506 – $81,335
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
English Language and Literature graduates see a median first-year salary of $39k. By year 10, the median is $63k.
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
7.8 yrs
≈ $8,931 total interest
Same major at other universities
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
Wofford College
$54,808 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$54,739 · 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
Arizona State University
$54,249 · 5 yrs out
Illinois State University
$54,199 · 5 yrs out
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$110,564 · 5 yrs out
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$103,464 · 5 yrs out
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$88,283 · 5 yrs out
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$85,033 · 5 yrs out
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$83,422 · 5 yrs out
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$82,986 · 5 yrs out
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$81,295 · 5 yrs out
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$76,828 · 5 yrs out
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$76,267 · 5 yrs out
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$74,457 · 5 yrs out
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$74,102 · 5 yrs out
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$73,872 · 5 yrs out