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Bachelor's+5% vs national median120 grads tracked

English Language and Literature/Letters at Sweet Briar College

Ranked 81st of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,666
middle 50%: $24,751 – $52,479
Median · 5 years out
$55,699
middle 50%: $40,146 – $78,439
Median · 10 years out
$56,312
middle 50%: $36,215 – $74,643

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 Sweet Briar College's bachelor's program in English Language and Literature/Letters earn a median $33,666 one year after graduating, rising to $56,312 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 5% above the national median of $53,081 for this field, ranking 81st 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
8.1 yrs
≈ $9,538 total interest

Same major at other universities

Texas Southmost College
$56,060 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at San Antonio
$56,029 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Victoria
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$55,915 · 5 yrs out
Central Connecticut State University
$55,808 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$55,787 · 5 yrs out
Sam Houston State University
$55,673 · 5 yrs out
University of Mary Washington
$55,665 · 5 yrs out
CUNY York College
$55,584 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$55,328 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University-San Antonio
$55,287 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$55,241 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Sweet Briar College

Engineering Science (Bachelor's)
$94,389 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$93,908 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$69,536 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$63,105 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's)
$61,723 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$59,691 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$58,659 · 5 yrs out
Sociology (Bachelor's)
$58,363 · 5 yrs out

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