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Bachelor's+22% vs national median117 grads tracked

English Language and Literature/Letters at Virginia Military Institute

Ranked 8th of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$40,550
middle 50%: $27,309 – $53,460
Median · 5 years out
$64,930
middle 50%: $44,669 – $81,671
Median · 10 years out
$87,772
middle 50%: $55,817 – $125,878

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 Virginia Military Institute's bachelor's program in English Language and Literature/Letters earn a median $40,550 one year after graduating, rising to $87,772 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 22% above the national median of $53,081 for this field, ranking 8th 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
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,833 total interest

Same major at other universities

Providence College
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Fairfield University
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
Washington and Lee University
$67,936 · 5 yrs out
Spelman College
$66,717 · 5 yrs out
Quinnipiac University
$66,358 · 5 yrs out
Sacred Heart University
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$64,925 · 5 yrs out
Binghamton University
$64,792 · 5 yrs out
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

Other majors at Virginia Military Institute

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$95,830 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$95,830 · 5 yrs out
Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$94,869 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$94,807 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$94,607 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$91,143 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$88,659 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering (Bachelor's)
$84,259 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$84,159 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$83,086 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$80,683 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$80,444 · 5 yrs out

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