Bachelor's-17% vs national median312 grads tracked
English Language and Literature/Letters at Marshall University
Ranked 319th of 382 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature/Letters by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$26,804
middle 50%: $20,788 – $34,606
Median · 5 years out
$44,236
middle 50%: $32,044 – $56,620
Median · 10 years out
$55,181
middle 50%: $41,995 – $82,300
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
Marshall University English majors earn a median of $27k in their first year. Salaries increase to $44k after five years and $55k 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
9.8 yrs
≈ $12,242 total interest
Same major at other universities
Liberty University
$44,542 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - East
$44,478 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina Beaufort
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
Averett University
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
Valdosta State University
$44,292 · 5 yrs out
Lander University
$44,263 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University Southeast
$44,236 · 5 yrs out
Fort Lewis College
$44,212 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
$44,155 · 5 yrs out
Appalachian State University
$44,122 · 5 yrs out
Gordon State College
$44,060 · 5 yrs out
Converse University
$44,030 · 5 yrs out
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$223,450 · 5 yrs out
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$186,762 · 5 yrs out
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$176,417 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$115,260 · 5 yrs out
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$105,799 · 5 yrs out
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$105,799 · 5 yrs out
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$105,020 · 5 yrs out
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$98,849 · 5 yrs out
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$95,636 · 5 yrs out
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$95,012 · 5 yrs out
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$91,460 · 5 yrs out
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