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Bachelor's-18% vs national median62 grads tracked

English Language and Literature, General at Southern Virginia University

Ranked 337th of 370 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,905
middle 50%: $24,118 – $41,244
Median · 5 years out
$42,709
middle 50%: $27,237 – $59,550
Median · 10 years out
$44,129
middle 50%: $33,372 – $64,005

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for English Language and Literature, General (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Southern Virginia University's bachelor's program in English Language and Literature, General earn a median $31,905 one year after graduating, rising to $44,129 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 18% below the national median of $52,222 for this field, ranking 337th of 370 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.

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Paid off in
10.4 yrs
≈ $12,055 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Southern Maine
$43,363 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$43,227 · 5 yrs out
Missouri Western State University
$43,205 · 5 yrs out
Hollins University
$42,942 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Northwest
$42,838 · 5 yrs out
South Carolina State University
$42,746 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
$42,596 · 5 yrs out
Brigham Young University - Idaho
$42,532 · 5 yrs out
Southern Wesleyan University
$42,505 · 5 yrs out
Concord University
$42,432 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Aiken
$42,371 · 5 yrs out
Newberry College
$42,214 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Southern Virginia University

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$66,358 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's)
$66,358 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's)
$52,413 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's)
$52,413 · 5 yrs out
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (Bachelor's)
$43,317 · 5 yrs out
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$43,317 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature/Letters (Bachelor's)
$42,709 · 5 yrs out
Music (Bachelor's)
$41,887 · 5 yrs out

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