Bachelor's+7% vs national median349 grads tracked
English Language and Literature/Letters at West Texas A&M University
Ranked 63rd of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$36,215
middle 50%: $24,257 – $51,347
Median · 5 years out
$57,025
middle 50%: $40,873 – $65,650
Median · 10 years out
$62,251
middle 50%: $48,487 – $73,633
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 start with a $36k median salary. Pay increases to $57k at year five and $62k by year ten.
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
≈ $9,027 total interest
Same major at other universities
Albertus Magnus College
$57,124 · 5 yrs out
Wabash College
$57,124 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Central Texas
$57,075 · 5 yrs out
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
Texas Southern University
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Stout
$56,563 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
$56,534 · 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
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