Bachelor's-4% vs national median822 grads tracked
English Language and Literature, General at West Virginia University
Ranked 169th of 370 bachelor's programs in English Language and Literature, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,219
middle 50%: $22,371 – $47,415
Median · 5 years out
$50,281
middle 50%: $37,359 – $63,346
Median · 10 years out
$62,659
middle 50%: $49,718 – $83,509
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for English Language and Literature, General (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
General English degree holders earn a median of $32k in year one. Long-term earnings reach $63k 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
8.5 yrs
≈ $10,296 total interest
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$50,493 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Illinois University
$50,490 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Tyler
$50,441 · 5 yrs out
Mary Baldwin University
$50,425 · 5 yrs out
University of Hartford
$50,402 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
$50,402 · 5 yrs out
Radford University
$50,272 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Wesleyan University
$50,257 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Platteville
$50,238 · 5 yrs out
University of Oregon
$50,160 · 5 yrs out
Midwestern State University
$50,065 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical College
$49,939 · 5 yrs out
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$165,016 · 5 yrs out
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$156,627 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$152,069 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$150,321 · 5 yrs out
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$128,840 · 5 yrs out
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$122,766 · 5 yrs out
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$117,305 · 5 yrs out
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$113,771 · 5 yrs out
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$112,107 · 5 yrs out
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$111,311 · 5 yrs out
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$109,203 · 5 yrs out
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