Bachelor's+7% vs national median339 grads tracked
English Language and Literature/Letters at University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Ranked 66th of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$48,144
middle 50%: $36,903 – $55,404
Median · 5 years out
$56,534
middle 50%: $47,878 – $66,514
Median · 10 years out
$61,241
middle 50%: $52,202 – $73,958
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 earn a median of $48k in their first year. Earnings reach $61k by the tenth year.
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 yrs
≈ $7,722 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$57,037 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Benedict
$57,033 · 5 yrs out
Clemson University
$57,029 · 5 yrs out
West Texas A&M University
$57,025 · 5 yrs out
Texas Southern University
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Stout
$56,563 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$56,463 · 5 yrs out
Carleton College
$56,453 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$56,400 · 5 yrs out
Texas Woman's University
$56,369 · 5 yrs out
DePaul University
$56,183 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas
$56,179 · 5 yrs out
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$120,591 · 5 yrs out
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