Bachelor's+28% vs national median69 grads tracked
English Language and Literature/Letters at Washington and Lee University
Ranked 4th of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$28,422
middle 50%: $22,130 – $41,525
Median · 5 years out
$67,936
middle 50%: $51,627 – $99,308
Median · 10 years out
$103,697
middle 50%: $67,675 – $168,820
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
Washington and Lee University English graduates see median first-year salaries of $28k. This group achieves a median salary of $104k after ten years.
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
6.9 yrs
≈ $8,797 total interest
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$69,224 · 5 yrs out
Providence College
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Fairfield University
$68,702 · 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
Virginia Military Institute
$64,930 · 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
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