English Language and Literature at Brigham Young University

Provo, UT · Bachelor's Degree · about 98 graduates a year

$29,305
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$54,290
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$48,590
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#151 of 576
Rank by pay
#186 of 576
Rank, wage-adjusted
$10,494
Median federal debt

Brigham Young University graduates in english language and literature earn 12% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 19% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Brigham Young University Compares for English Language and Literature

All 576 colleges reporting english language and literature earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Stanford University Stanford, CA$82,036$74,647#3$30,544
2Seattle University Seattle, WA$78,906$72,577#6—
3Georgetown University Washington, DC$78,370$68,672#10$52,122
4University of Chicago Chicago, IL$78,169$76,801#2$44,397
5Wake Forest University Winston-salem, NC$77,847$83,541#1$31,449
6College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA$74,214$65,353#19$43,362
7Howard University Washington, DC$73,929$64,781#20—
8Brown University Providence, RI$73,497$72,387#7$50,437
9Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA$71,474$72,690#5—
10George Washington University Washington, DC$70,766$62,009#28$38,985
…
148University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD$54,444$47,781#326$35,630
149Baylor University Waco, TX$54,367$55,275#92—
150University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA$54,299$49,409#276$26,021
151Brigham Young University Provo, UT$54,290$51,454#186$29,305
152SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY$54,281$51,664#171$24,995
153University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO$54,085$50,580#228$31,825
154University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA$54,039$47,587#335$30,408

Other Majors at Brigham Young University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$142,800$90,625#39 of 349
Computer Engineering$133,111$88,785#21 of 189
Finance and Financial Management Services$129,879$83,876#12 of 452
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$118,606$83,533#4 of 99
Business/Managerial Economics$117,015$75,227#4 of 84
Computer and Information Sciences$113,338$80,934#70 of 459
Marketing$112,596$64,256#1 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$105,544$71,163#24 of 1176
Chemical Engineering$101,726$77,565#42 of 158
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$99,774$77,060#110 of 258
Construction Management$98,073$73,678#18 of 57
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$97,085$64,061#4 of 67
Accounting and Related Services$96,632$68,393#70 of 796
Human Resources Management and Services$96,354$59,842#6 of 187
Statistics$96,164$63,671#19 of 50
Economics$95,227$63,332#83 of 368
Manufacturing Engineering$92,122$69,520#5 of 15
Mechanical Engineering$90,634$67,668#170 of 318
Political Science and Government$83,209$47,020#32 of 565
Civil Engineering$81,928$68,685#162 of 233
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$80,841$51,436#9 of 178
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$79,777—
Graphic Communications$73,941$38,725#4 of 59
Physics$73,747$68,664#76 of 107
International Relations and National Security Studies$71,622$50,563#37 of 118
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services$71,066$46,439#1 of 12
Communication and Media Studies$68,843$46,747#60 of 660
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$68,321$25,101#17 of 64
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology—$68,084—
Housing and Human Environments—$67,737—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Brigham Young University english language and literature graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $29,305 one year after graduating and $54,290 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Brigham Young University rank for english language and literature?

Among 576 colleges reporting earnings for english language and literature graduates, Brigham Young University ranks #151 by median pay four years after graduation, and #186 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is english language and literature at Brigham Young University worth it?

Its graduates earn 12% more than the national median for english language and literature ($48,590), and the median federal debt at graduation is $10,494.

← All data for Brigham Young University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.