Bachelor's-7% vs national median252 grads tracked
English Language and Literature, General at Tarleton State University
Ranked 212th of 370 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,840
middle 50%: $25,088 – $46,702
Median · 5 years out
$48,304
middle 50%: $38,429 – $59,989
Median · 10 years out
$55,464
middle 50%: $41,455 – $70,796
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for English Language and Literature, General (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
English Language and Literature graduates earn a median of $35k in year one. Five-year pay reaches $48k.
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
≈ $10,295 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
$48,572 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$48,563 · 5 yrs out
Kennesaw State University
$48,515 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$48,512 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Mennonite University
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Black Hills State University
$48,372 · 5 yrs out
Charleston Southern University
$48,276 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$48,252 · 5 yrs out
Missouri University of Science and Technology
$48,144 · 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
Colorado State University
$48,049 · 5 yrs out
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$103,931 · 5 yrs out
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$82,872 · 5 yrs out
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$81,043 · 5 yrs out