Master's programs 371
Graduates in 2023-24 3,649
Typical median debt $32,606
Typical earnings 1 yr after $51,386
Typical earnings 4 yrs after $60,860
Earnings to debt 1.6x
Official field: English Language and Literature, General. Admission figures such as LSAT, MCAT or GRE scores are not part of this federal data, so check each school.
Degree level Programs Typical earnings 1 yr after Typical median debt Master's 371 $51,386 $32,606 Doctoral 138 $62,168 $48,402
Is it worth it? Debt vs first-year pay Each dot is one master's program. Dots above the dashed line have graduates earning more in their first year than the program's median debt.
$0k $0k $23k $11k $45k $22k $68k $32k $90k $43k debt = 1 year of pay Middlebury College: earnings $63,325, debt $10,687 National University: earnings $85,835, debt $28,655 Arizona State University Campus Immersion: earnings $55,235, debt $32,606 Arizona State University Digital Immersion: earnings $55,235, debt $32,606 San Francisco State University: earnings $50,409, debt $41,000 University of North Carolina at Charlotte: earnings $40,049, debt $34,040 Texas State University: earnings $47,672, debt $21,550 Ohio University-Main Campus: earnings $54,497, debt $21,450 North Carolina State University at Raleigh: earnings $48,099, debt $38,922 Southern New Hampshire University: earnings $47,638, debt $36,900 Minnesota State University-Mankato: earnings $60,922, debt $20,500 Median federal debt Median earnings 1 year after Master's programs in english Highest first-year earnings National University $85,835
Middlebury College $63,325
Bridgewater State University $63,299
Salem State University $62,456
Minnesota State University-Mankato $60,922
The College of New Jersey $60,780
CUNY Queens College $58,082
University of Massachusetts-Boston $57,280
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College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt Georgetown University Washington, DC 11 n/a $101,463 n/a Wayne State University Detroit, MI 12 n/a $76,201 n/a Middlebury College Middlebury, VT 48 $63,325 $75,807 $10,687 College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY 6 n/a $71,707 n/a California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA 19 n/a $69,842 $41,000 Salem State University Salem, MA 11 $62,456 $69,754 n/a Notre Dame of Maryland University Baltimore, MD 7 n/a $68,760 n/a National University San Diego, CA 82 $85,835 $66,189 $28,655 The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ 16 $60,780 $66,123 n/a Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ 10 $55,235 $65,658 $32,606 Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ 125 $55,235 $65,658 $32,606 Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ 5 n/a $65,238 n/a University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA 11 $57,280 $64,893 n/a Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA 12 n/a $64,159 n/a California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA 18 $47,556 $63,212 n/a California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 15 $50,204 $62,904 n/a The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX 8 n/a $62,899 n/a Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA 13 $63,299 $62,844 n/a San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA 32 $50,409 $62,210 $41,000 California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA 26 $55,662 $61,735 n/a Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH 21 $54,834 $61,269 n/a University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC 21 $40,049 $60,452 $34,040 University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA 3 n/a $60,443 n/a The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX 11 $45,364 $59,336 n/a Texas State University San Marcos, TX 18 $47,672 $58,914 $21,550 Salisbury University Salisbury, MD 3 $58,827 $58,759 n/a Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ 7 n/a $57,651 n/a Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH 46 $54,497 $57,400 $21,450 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA 16 $53,078 $57,227 n/a North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC 32 $48,099 $57,070 $38,922 Western Illinois University Macomb, IL 7 n/a $55,987 n/a University at Albany Albany, NY 6 n/a $55,691 n/a University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL 19 n/a $54,367 n/a Morehead State University Morehead, KY 11 n/a $54,214 n/a Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH 436 $47,638 $54,001 $36,900 Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH 12 n/a $51,416 n/a East Carolina University Greenville, NC 22 $56,882 $50,883 n/a Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL 15 n/a $50,510 n/a Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO 15 n/a $50,330 n/a San Diego State University San Diego, CA 8 $39,721 $48,158 n/a California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA 29 $48,161 $47,026 n/a Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC 4 n/a $46,104 n/a Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX 5 $62,500 n/a n/a Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN 40 $60,922 n/a $20,500 CUNY Queens College Queens, NY 15 $58,082 n/a n/a University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC 10 $55,470 n/a n/a Villanova University Villanova, PA 7 $54,906 n/a n/a University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE 16 $54,470 n/a n/a Montclair State University Montclair, NJ 17 $53,402 n/a n/a East Texas A&M University Commerce, TX 18 $53,398 n/a n/a University of West Florida Pensacola, FL 22 $53,140 n/a n/a Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL 27 $51,422 n/a n/a University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL 13 $51,349 n/a n/a Emporia State University Emporia, KS 10 $50,341 n/a n/a Mercy University Dobbs Ferry, NY 16 $49,067 n/a n/a University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE 13 $48,860 n/a n/a University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA 20 $45,328 n/a n/a Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA 10 $44,001 n/a n/a Iowa State University Ames, IA 5 $43,026 n/a n/a University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA 28 $41,148 n/a n/a University of Central Florida Orlando, FL 36 $40,901 n/a n/a California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA 32 $39,386 n/a n/a The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN 16 $29,045 n/a n/a Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ 7 $27,786 n/a n/a Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ 11 $27,786 n/a n/a Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ 0 $27,786 n/a n/a Abilene Christian University Abilene, TX 2 n/a n/a n/a Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI 1 n/a n/a n/a Angelo State University San Angelo, TX 7 n/a n/a n/a Appalachian State University Boone, NC 14 n/a n/a n/a Arcadia University Glenside, PA 3 n/a n/a n/a Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR 4 n/a n/a n/a Auburn University Auburn, AL 10 n/a n/a n/a Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN 6 n/a n/a n/a Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA 4 n/a n/a n/a Ball State University Muncie, IN 19 n/a n/a n/a Baylor University Waco, TX 5 n/a n/a n/a Bellevue University Bellevue, NE 1 n/a n/a n/a Belmont University Nashville, TN 6 n/a n/a n/a Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN 1 n/a n/a n/a Binghamton University Vestal, NY 14 n/a n/a n/a Boston University Boston, MA 5 n/a n/a n/a Bowie State University Bowie, MD 0 n/a n/a n/a Bradley University Peoria, IL 3 n/a n/a n/a Brandeis University Waltham, MA 5 n/a n/a n/a Brigham Young University Provo, UT 18 n/a n/a n/a Brown University Providence, RI 1 n/a n/a n/a Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA 0 n/a n/a n/a Butler University Indianapolis, IN 2 n/a n/a n/a CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY 11 n/a n/a n/a CUNY City College New York, NY 5 n/a n/a n/a CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY 16 n/a n/a n/a CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY 3 n/a n/a n/a California Baptist University Riverside, CA 7 n/a n/a n/a California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA 6 n/a n/a n/a California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA 6 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA 7 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Chico Chico, CA 9 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA 10 n/a n/a n/a California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA 0 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA 7 n/a n/a n/a California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA 6 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA 15 n/a n/a n/a Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH 4 n/a n/a n/a Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT 8 n/a n/a n/a Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA 7 n/a n/a n/a Chapman University Orange, CA 14 n/a n/a n/a Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SC 1 n/a n/a n/a Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA 0 n/a n/a n/a Clark University Worcester, MA 3 n/a n/a n/a Clemson University Clemson, SC 12 n/a n/a n/a Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH 6 n/a n/a n/a College of Charleston Charleston, SC 3 n/a n/a n/a Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo, CO 0 n/a n/a n/a Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY 28 n/a n/a n/a Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14 n/a n/a n/a DePaul University Chicago, IL 6 n/a n/a n/a Duke University Durham, NC 7 n/a n/a n/a Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA 0 n/a n/a n/a East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN 7 n/a n/a n/a Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY 5 n/a n/a n/a Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales, NM 7 n/a n/a n/a Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA 2 n/a n/a n/a Emory University Atlanta, GA 2 n/a n/a n/a Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA 1 n/a n/a n/a Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL 7 n/a n/a n/a Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL 7 n/a n/a n/a Florida International University Miami, FL 12 n/a n/a n/a Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 14 n/a n/a n/a Fordham University Bronx, NY 9 n/a n/a n/a Fort Hays State University Hays, KS 5 n/a n/a n/a Framingham State University Framingham, MA 2 n/a n/a n/a Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs, NC 10 n/a n/a n/a George Washington University Washington, DC 4 n/a n/a n/a Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA 4 n/a n/a n/a Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA 6 n/a n/a n/a Georgia State University Atlanta, GA 10 n/a n/a n/a Governors State University University Park, IL 4 n/a n/a n/a Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI 1 n/a n/a n/a Harvard University Cambridge, MA 28 n/a n/a n/a Idaho State University Pocatello, ID 7 n/a n/a n/a Illinois State University Normal, IL 9 n/a n/a n/a Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN 3 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN 9 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University-East Richmond, IN 10 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN 7 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University-Kokomo Kokomo, IN 5 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University-Northwest Gary, IN 5 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University-South Bend South Bend, IN 2 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University-Southeast New Albany, IN 4 n/a n/a n/a Jackson State University Jackson, MS 1 n/a n/a n/a Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL 14 n/a n/a n/a James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA 7 n/a n/a n/a John Carroll University University Heights, OH 2 n/a n/a n/a Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD 4 n/a n/a n/a Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 17 n/a n/a n/a Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH 3 n/a n/a n/a Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA 7 n/a n/a n/a La Sierra University Riverside, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a Lamar University Beaumont, TX 6 n/a n/a n/a Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA 5 n/a n/a n/a Liberty University Lynchburg, VA 12 n/a n/a n/a Long Island University Brookville, NY 2 n/a n/a n/a Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA 3 n/a n/a n/a Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA 9 n/a n/a n/a Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA 12 n/a n/a n/a Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL 11 n/a n/a n/a Marquette University Milwaukee, WI 8 n/a n/a n/a Marshall University Huntington, WV 4 n/a n/a n/a Marymount University Arlington, VA 0 n/a n/a n/a McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA 6 n/a n/a n/a Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 2 n/a n/a n/a Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN 19 n/a n/a n/a Midwestern State University Wichita Falls, TX 1 n/a n/a n/a Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA 3 n/a n/a n/a Mississippi Christian University Clinton, MS 2 n/a n/a n/a Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS 5 n/a n/a n/a Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO 9 n/a n/a n/a Montana State University Bozeman, MT 2 n/a n/a n/a Morgan State University Baltimore, MD 1 n/a n/a n/a Murray State University Murray, KY 9 n/a n/a n/a Nelson University Waxahachie, TX 3 n/a n/a n/a New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas, NM 0 n/a n/a n/a New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM 9 n/a n/a n/a New York University New York, NY 3 n/a n/a n/a North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND 5 n/a n/a n/a Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL 6 n/a n/a n/a Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OK 7 n/a n/a n/a Northeastern University Boston, MA 12 n/a n/a n/a Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston, MA 0 n/a n/a n/a Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY 9 n/a n/a n/a Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI 6 n/a n/a n/a Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO 6 n/a n/a n/a Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LA 10 n/a n/a n/a Northwestern University Evanston, IL 15 n/a n/a n/a Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI 7 n/a n/a n/a Ohio Dominican University Columbus, OH 9 n/a n/a n/a Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK 11 n/a n/a n/a Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA 10 n/a n/a n/a Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 9 n/a n/a n/a Our Lady of the Lake University San Antonio, TX 3 n/a n/a n/a Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA 18 n/a n/a n/a Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS 6 n/a n/a n/a Portland State University Portland, OR 13 n/a n/a n/a Princeton University Princeton, NJ 9 n/a n/a n/a Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN 4 n/a n/a n/a Purdue University Northwest Hammond, IN 2 n/a n/a n/a Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN 2 n/a n/a n/a Radford University Radford, VA 7 n/a n/a n/a Rhode Island College Providence, RI 3 n/a n/a n/a Rice University Houston, TX 5 n/a n/a n/a SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY 9 n/a n/a n/a SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY 1 n/a n/a n/a SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam, NY 1 n/a n/a n/a Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN 7 n/a n/a n/a Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO 2 n/a n/a n/a San Jose State University San Jose, CA 9 n/a n/a n/a Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA 8 n/a n/a n/a South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 3 n/a n/a n/a Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO 10 n/a n/a n/a Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA 10 n/a n/a n/a Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT 8 n/a n/a n/a Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL 12 n/a n/a n/a Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL 6 n/a n/a n/a Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 4 n/a n/a n/a St. John's University-New York Queens, NY 5 n/a n/a n/a St. Mary's University San Antonio, TX 8 n/a n/a n/a Stanford University Stanford, CA 4 n/a n/a n/a State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY 2 n/a n/a n/a State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY 22 n/a n/a n/a Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX 4 n/a n/a n/a Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY 11 n/a n/a n/a Sul Ross State University Alpine, TX 4 n/a n/a n/a Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX 1 n/a n/a n/a Temple University Philadelphia, PA 8 n/a n/a n/a Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN 5 n/a n/a n/a Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX 5 n/a 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El Paso El Paso, TX 5 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX 7 n/a n/a n/a Trinity College Hartford, CT 4 n/a n/a n/a Truman State University Kirksville, MO 13 n/a n/a n/a Tufts University Medford, MA 5 n/a n/a n/a Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA 16 n/a n/a n/a University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL 9 n/a n/a n/a University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK 0 n/a n/a n/a University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 11 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA 6 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Davis Davis, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA 10 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 4 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA 4 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Chicago Chicago, IL 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO 13 n/a n/a n/a University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO 9 n/a n/a n/a University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 9 n/a n/a n/a University of Dallas Irving, TX 10 n/a n/a n/a University of Dayton Dayton, OH 11 n/a n/a n/a University of Delaware Newark, DE 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Denver Denver, CO 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Florida Gainesville, FL 8 n/a n/a n/a University of Georgia Athens, GA 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI 9 n/a n/a n/a University of Houston Houston, TX 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX 0 n/a n/a n/a University of Idaho Moscow, ID 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL 10 n/a n/a n/a University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL 0 n/a n/a n/a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA 8 n/a n/a n/a University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA 10 n/a n/a n/a University of Louisville Louisville, KY 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Maine Orono, ME 19 n/a n/a n/a University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Memphis Memphis, TN 10 n/a n/a n/a University of Miami Coral Gables, FL 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI 8 n/a n/a n/a University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Mississippi University, MS 4 n/a n/a 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n/a n/a n/a University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 14 n/a n/a n/a University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA 10 n/a n/a n/a University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan, PR 11 n/a n/a n/a University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Rochester Rochester, NY 11 n/a n/a n/a University of South Alabama Mobile, AL 10 n/a n/a n/a University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC 5 n/a n/a n/a University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD 9 n/a n/a n/a University of South Florida Tampa, FL 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS 5 n/a n/a n/a University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Toledo Toledo, OH 9 n/a n/a n/a University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT 0 n/a n/a n/a University of Vermont Burlington, VT 12 n/a n/a n/a University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA 8 n/a n/a n/a University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA 14 n/a n/a n/a University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI 0 n/a n/a n/a University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 10 n/a n/a n/a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 16 n/a n/a n/a Utah State University Logan, UT 8 n/a n/a n/a Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA 5 n/a n/a n/a Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 1 n/a n/a n/a Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA 10 n/a n/a n/a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA 6 n/a n/a n/a Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC 7 n/a n/a n/a Washington State University Pullman, WA 8 n/a n/a n/a Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO 5 n/a n/a n/a Wayland Baptist University Plainview, TX 2 n/a n/a n/a Weber State University Ogden, UT 14 n/a n/a n/a West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA 13 n/a n/a n/a West Texas A & M University Canyon, TX 8 n/a n/a n/a West Virginia University Morgantown, WV 8 n/a n/a n/a Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY 4 n/a n/a n/a Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 9 n/a n/a n/a Western Washington University Bellingham, WA 5 n/a n/a n/a Westfield State University Westfield, MA 4 n/a n/a n/a Wichita State University Wichita, KS 9 n/a n/a n/a William Carey University Hattiesburg, MS 0 n/a n/a n/a Winona State University Winona, MN 2 n/a n/a n/a Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC 5 n/a n/a n/a Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH 6 n/a n/a n/a Yale University New Haven, CT 14 n/a n/a n/a Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH 5 n/a n/a n/a
Doctoral programs in english Highest first-year earnings Murray State University $78,226
Indiana University of Pennsylvania $76,595
Purdue University-Main Campus $63,796
University of Wisconsin-Madison $63,598
The University of Texas at Austin $63,028
Ohio State University-Main Campus $61,308
Florida State University $60,494
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee $55,356
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College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt Emory University Atlanta, GA 5 n/a $75,551 n/a CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY 20 n/a $75,306 n/a Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA 23 $76,595 $72,454 n/a University of Florida Gainesville, FL 10 n/a $69,667 n/a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI 18 $55,356 $68,298 n/a University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA 12 n/a $67,356 n/a Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN 12 $63,796 $66,586 n/a Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN 7 n/a $66,488 n/a Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH 16 $61,308 $66,460 n/a University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA 12 n/a $61,123 n/a Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 29 $60,494 $60,363 $47,258 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 6 n/a $59,774 n/a Georgia State University Atlanta, GA 18 n/a $58,877 n/a Murray State University Murray, KY 29 $78,226 n/a $49,546 University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 11 $63,598 n/a n/a The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 11 $63,028 n/a n/a Duke University Durham, NC 6 $59,139 n/a n/a Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK 7 $56,094 n/a n/a Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ 11 n/a n/a n/a Auburn University Auburn, AL 4 n/a n/a n/a Ball State University Muncie, IN 2 n/a n/a n/a Baylor University Waco, TX 6 n/a n/a n/a Binghamton University Vestal, NY 10 n/a n/a n/a Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA 1 n/a n/a n/a Boston University Boston, MA 3 n/a n/a n/a Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH 7 n/a n/a n/a Brandeis University Waltham, MA 1 n/a n/a n/a Brown University Providence, RI 8 n/a n/a n/a Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH 1 n/a n/a n/a Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY 23 n/a n/a n/a Cornell University Ithaca, NY 9 n/a n/a n/a Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA 1 n/a n/a n/a East Texas A&M University Commerce, TX 9 n/a n/a n/a Fordham University Bronx, NY 1 n/a n/a n/a George Washington University Washington, DC 4 n/a n/a n/a Harvard University Cambridge, MA 6 n/a n/a n/a Howard University Washington, DC 1 n/a n/a n/a Idaho State University Pocatello, ID 2 n/a n/a n/a Illinois State University Normal, IL 8 n/a n/a n/a Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD 4 n/a n/a n/a Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH 3 n/a n/a n/a Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA 1 n/a n/a n/a Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA 6 n/a n/a n/a Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL 1 n/a n/a n/a Marquette University Milwaukee, WI 4 n/a n/a n/a Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH 5 n/a n/a n/a Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 4 n/a n/a n/a Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN 15 n/a n/a n/a Morgan State University Baltimore, MD 4 n/a n/a n/a New York University New York, NY 0 n/a n/a n/a Northeastern University Boston, MA 3 n/a n/a n/a Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL 7 n/a n/a n/a Northwestern University Evanston, IL 4 n/a n/a n/a Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH 8 n/a n/a n/a Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA 12 n/a n/a n/a Princeton University Princeton, NJ 10 n/a n/a n/a Rice University Houston, TX 5 n/a n/a n/a Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ 9 n/a n/a n/a Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO 2 n/a n/a n/a Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL 6 n/a n/a n/a Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 2 n/a n/a n/a St. John's University-New York Queens, NY 4 n/a n/a n/a Stanford University Stanford, CA 9 n/a n/a n/a Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY 3 n/a n/a n/a Syracuse University Syracuse, NY 4 n/a n/a n/a Temple University Philadelphia, PA 2 n/a n/a n/a Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX 8 n/a n/a n/a Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX 2 n/a n/a n/a Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 9 n/a n/a n/a The Catholic University of America Washington, DC 2 n/a n/a n/a The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL 3 n/a n/a n/a The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN 8 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX 2 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX 5 n/a n/a n/a Tufts University Medford, MA 5 n/a n/a n/a University at Albany Albany, NY 4 n/a n/a n/a University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 1 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA 6 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Davis Davis, CA 7 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA 4 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 9 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Chicago Chicago, IL 12 n/a n/a n/a University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Dallas Irving, TX 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Delaware Newark, DE 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Denver Denver, CO 13 n/a n/a n/a University of Georgia Athens, GA 10 n/a n/a n/a University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Houston Houston, TX 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Memphis Memphis, TN 10 n/a n/a n/a University of Miami Coral Gables, FL 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI 9 n/a n/a n/a University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Mississippi University, MS 12 n/a n/a n/a University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 13 n/a n/a n/a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 13 n/a n/a n/a University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV 2 n/a n/a n/a University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH 1 n/a n/a n/a University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM 5 n/a n/a n/a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 12 n/a n/a n/a University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC 7 n/a n/a n/a University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND 0 n/a n/a n/a University of North Texas Denton, TX 9 n/a n/a n/a University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 12 n/a n/a n/a University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Oregon Eugene, OR 11 n/a n/a n/a University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 14 n/a n/a n/a University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA 9 n/a n/a n/a University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan, PR 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Rochester Rochester, NY 3 n/a n/a n/a University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC 7 n/a n/a n/a University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD 3 n/a n/a n/a University of South Florida Tampa, FL 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 13 n/a n/a n/a University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS 8 n/a n/a n/a University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA 9 n/a n/a n/a University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA 10 n/a n/a n/a Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 5 n/a n/a n/a Washington State University Pullman, WA 3 n/a n/a n/a Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO 5 n/a n/a n/a Wayne State University Detroit, MI 8 n/a n/a n/a West Virginia University Morgantown, WV 6 n/a n/a n/a Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 2 n/a n/a n/a Yale University New Haven, CT 13 n/a n/a n/a
Frequently asked questions How much do english graduates earn? Graduates of the typical master's program earned a median of $51,386 one year after finishing, in 2024 dollars.
How much debt do english graduate students take on? The typical program's graduates who borrowed left with a median of $32,606 in federal loans taken at that school. Undergraduate loans are not included.
Undergraduate: English major
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field of study file, data release of October 15, 2026. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working, not enrolled. One-year figures: graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Four-year figures: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. More on the data .