Bachelor's+3% vs national median186 grads tracked
English Language and Literature, General at University of Houston - Victoria
Ranked 94th of 370 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,964
middle 50%: $28,812 – $52,636
Median · 5 years out
$53,647
middle 50%: $42,619 – $67,042
Median · 10 years out
$61,926
middle 50%: $51,028 – $77,901
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
University of Houston - Victoria English Language and Literature graduates earn a median of $42k in their first year. By year ten, median earnings reach $62k.
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
7.7 yrs
≈ $8,660 total interest
Same major at other universities
Macalester College
$54,382 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$54,356 · 5 yrs out
Illinois State University
$54,210 · 5 yrs out
Saint Olaf College
$54,151 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Benedict
$53,776 · 5 yrs out
Shenandoah University
$53,767 · 5 yrs out
Elmhurst University
$53,636 · 5 yrs out
Christopher Newport University
$53,604 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama in Huntsville
$53,526 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$53,466 · 5 yrs out
Stephen F Austin State University
$53,452 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Connecticut State University
$53,449 · 5 yrs out
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$119,554 · 5 yrs out
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$86,622 · 5 yrs out
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$82,827 · 5 yrs out
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$78,948 · 5 yrs out
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$76,836 · 5 yrs out
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