Bachelor's+17% vs national median3,858 grads tracked
English Language and Literature/Letters at University of Texas at Austin
Ranked 19th of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,846
middle 50%: $30,685 – $59,378
Median · 5 years out
$62,340
middle 50%: $45,460 – $81,085
Median · 10 years out
$76,422
middle 50%: $57,343 – $112,262
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 from UT Austin earn a $43,846 median salary in year one. This figure grows to $76,422 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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,705 total interest
Same major at other universities
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
$63,970 · 5 yrs out
Chicago State University
$63,723 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$63,025 · 5 yrs out
Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University
$63,004 · 5 yrs out
Marymount University
$62,590 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$62,585 · 5 yrs out
Saint John's University
$62,224 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Arlington
$62,100 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$61,975 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$61,332 · 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
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$215,480 · 5 yrs out
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$206,592 · 5 yrs out
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Legal Professions and Studies (Doctorate)
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$173,536 · 5 yrs out
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