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Bachelor's+18% vs national median101 grads tracked

English Language and Literature/Letters at Marymount University

Ranked 17th of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$43,317
middle 50%: $31,171 – $59,724
Median · 5 years out
$62,590
middle 50%: $52,202 – $73,099
Median · 10 years out
$64,402
middle 50%: $54,993 – $76,015

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

Graduates of Marymount University's bachelor's program in English Language and Literature/Letters earn a median $43,317 one year after graduating, rising to $64,402 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 18% above the national median of $53,081 for this field, ranking 17th of 382 reporting programs.

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
≈ $7,772 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Virginia
$64,593 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut College
$64,523 · 5 yrs out
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
CUNY Lehman College
$62,585 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$62,340 · 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

Other majors at Marymount University

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$130,782 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$122,969 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$102,352 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$95,975 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$89,755 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$87,508 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$85,154 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$82,609 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$80,258 · 5 yrs out
Legal Professions and Studies (Master's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$79,032 · 5 yrs out

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