Master's-7% vs national median260 grads tracked
English Language and Literature/Letters at University of Virginia
Ranked 118th of 183 master's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$42,838
middle 50%: $30,295 – $56,443
Median · 5 years out
$56,500
middle 50%: $37,247 – $74,924
Median · 10 years out
$82,185
middle 50%: $64,402 – $105,099
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 and Literature graduates from the University of Virginia earn a median year-1 salary of $43k. This increases to $57k by year 5 and $82k by year 10.
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
7.1 yrs
≈ $8,211 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Northern Colorado
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - South Bend
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University Bozeman
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
SUNY at Fredonia
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$56,768 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Northwest
$56,563 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$56,473 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$56,346 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$56,292 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Buffalo
$56,249 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University Moorhead
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Cortland
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
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