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Bachelor's+17% vs national median372 grads tracked

English Language and Literature, General at University of Houston - Downtown

Ranked 22nd of 370 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$41,933
middle 50%: $28,371 – $60,154
Median · 5 years out
$61,281
middle 50%: $40,872 – $74,430
Median · 10 years out
$71,639
middle 50%: $52,194 – $84,505

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

Graduates of University of Houston - Downtown's bachelor's program in English Language and Literature, General earn a median $41,933 one year after graduating, rising to $71,639 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 17% above the national median of $52,222 for this field, ranking 22nd of 370 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.

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
6.9 yrs
≈ $7,985 total interest

Same major at other universities

Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University
$62,605 · 5 yrs out
Marymount University
$62,590 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$62,585 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$62,026 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$61,975 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$61,374 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$61,255 · 5 yrs out
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
$61,233 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$61,204 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$61,098 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$60,940 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$60,894 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Houston - Downtown

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$112,807 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$111,627 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$109,603 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$103,070 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$93,855 · 5 yrs out
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$92,887 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$86,367 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$83,933 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$83,933 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's)
$82,383 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$81,043 · 5 yrs out
Insurance (Bachelor's)
$79,247 · 5 yrs out

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