Bachelor's-8% vs national median291 grads tracked
English Language and Literature/Letters at Tarleton State University
Ranked 206th of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,739
middle 50%: $25,471 – $46,720
Median · 5 years out
$49,000
middle 50%: $39,024 – $61,400
Median · 10 years out
$56,877
middle 50%: $42,897 – $73,408
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
Tarleton State University English graduates begin with a median salary of $36k. This figure grows to $57k after 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?
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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
8.6 yrs
≈ $10,048 total interest
Same major at other universities
St. Cloud State University
$49,252 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$49,211 · 5 yrs out
College of Charleston
$49,186 · 5 yrs out
Texas A & M University - Texarkana
$49,171 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Brockport
$49,093 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine at Presque Isle
$49,035 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
$48,997 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
$48,984 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Oregon University
$48,943 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University, Mankato
$48,902 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois at Springfield
$48,818 · 5 yrs out
South Dakota State University
$48,813 · 5 yrs out
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$103,931 · 5 yrs out
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$90,646 · 5 yrs out
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$90,481 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$90,114 · 5 yrs out
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$88,474 · 5 yrs out
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$86,287 · 5 yrs out
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$84,775 · 5 yrs out
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$84,498 · 5 yrs out
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$82,872 · 5 yrs out
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$81,853 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$81,043 · 5 yrs out
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$78,439 · 5 yrs out