WhatGradsMake
Bachelor's-13% vs national median221 grads tracked

English Language and Literature/Letters at University of Virginia's College at Wise (The)

Ranked 274th of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$30,550
middle 50%: $23,005 – $41,131
Median · 5 years out
$46,064
middle 50%: $34,630 – $57,301
Median · 10 years out
$54,276
middle 50%: $42,548 – $72,471

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 University of Virginia's College at Wise (The)'s bachelor's program in English Language and Literature/Letters earn a median $30,550 one year after graduating, rising to $54,276 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 13% below the national median of $53,081 for this field, ranking 274th 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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
9.4 yrs
≈ $11,324 total interest

Same major at other universities

Youngstown State University
$46,254 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$46,217 · 5 yrs out
Olivet Nazarene University
$46,207 · 5 yrs out
Covenant College
$46,207 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University - Billings
$46,142 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Duluth
$46,093 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Gwinnett College
$46,055 · 5 yrs out
Emory & Henry College
$46,038 · 5 yrs out
Cleveland State University
$46,028 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Scholastica
$45,999 · 5 yrs out
McNeese State University
$45,970 · 5 yrs out
University of Akron (The)
$45,952 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Virginia's College at Wise (The)

Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$77,125 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$77,125 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$69,584 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Bachelor's)
$58,609 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$58,609 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$54,487 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's)
$54,382 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$54,348 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$54,348 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's)
$47,615 · 5 yrs out

Related fields of study

English Language and Literature, General
Compare universities
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
Compare universities
Literature
Compare universities
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Compare universities