Bachelor's-14% vs national median165 grads tracked
English Language and Literature/Letters at University of Wisconsin - Superior
Ranked 288th of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$29,108
middle 50%: $22,245 – $40,276
Median · 5 years out
$45,751
middle 50%: $32,438 – $54,522
Median · 10 years out
$55,993
middle 50%: $43,240 – $67,669
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
English literature graduates from this Wisconsin school earn a $29k median starting salary. Earnings reach $46k at five years and $56k 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
9.5 yrs
≈ $11,564 total interest
Same major at other universities
Northwestern State University
$45,895 · 5 yrs out
SUNY at Fredonia
$45,800 · 5 yrs out
Franklin College of Indiana
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University at Alexandria
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
University of Northwestern- St Paul
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Ball State University
$45,699 · 5 yrs out
Indiana State University
$45,699 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Oklahoma
$45,534 · 5 yrs out
Southern Utah University
$45,525 · 5 yrs out
Dalton State College
$45,525 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University
$45,513 · 5 yrs out
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$87,772 · 5 yrs out
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