Master's+12% vs national median209 grads tracked
English Language and Literature/Letters at James Madison University
Ranked 29th of 183 master's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$49,445
middle 50%: $35,492 – $67,198
Median · 5 years out
$68,179
middle 50%: $52,107 – $91,603
Median · 10 years out
$86,835
middle 50%: $62,260 – $109,770
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for English Language and Literature/Letters (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
English Language master's graduates from James Madison University earn $49k in their first year. Ten-year earnings reach $87k.
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
6.1 yrs
≈ $6,846 total interest
Same major at other universities
Central Connecticut State University
$69,841 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
$69,584 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Denver
$69,368 · 5 yrs out
Virginia State University
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Texas Southmost College
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas
$68,159 · 5 yrs out
Northern Illinois University
$68,140 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Clear Lake
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$68,002 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$67,797 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$67,254 · 5 yrs out
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$97,528 · 5 yrs out
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$97,305 · 5 yrs out
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