English Language and Literature, General

CIP Code: 23.0101

A english language and literature, general degree prepares graduates for careers in English language and literature teachers, postsecondary, Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education, Proofreaders and copy markers. 1,374 colleges and universities offer this program.

Annual Degrees Awarded

34,210

                Colleges Offering
                1,374
            

                Avg. Career Salary
                $64,020
            

                Top Career Salary
                $78,270
            

English Language and Literature, General Salary by College

Nationally, bachelor’s graduates in this field earn a median $48,590 four years after graduating (middle half: $33,654–$63,810). Where you study it matters: across 400 colleges with reported results, pay ranges from $45,337 to $82,036.

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#	College	4 yrs after	Wage-adjusted	1 yr after	Median debt	Outcome Rating
1	Stanford University Stanford, CA	$82,036	$74,647	$30,544	—	A+
2	Seattle University Seattle, WA	$78,906	$72,577	—	$19,500	A
3	Georgetown University Washington, DC	$78,370	$68,672	$52,122	$16,000	A+
4	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	$78,169	$76,801	$44,397	—	A+
5	Wake Forest University Winston-salem, NC	$77,847	$83,541	$31,449	$19,500	A+
6	College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	$74,214	$65,353	$43,362	$27,000	A+
7	Howard University Washington, DC	$73,929	$64,781	—	—	C+
8	Brown University Providence, RI	$73,497	$72,387	$50,437	$12,974	A+
9	Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$71,474	$72,690	—	$19,707	A+
10	George Washington University Washington, DC	$70,766	$62,009	$38,985	$23,250	A+
11	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$70,141	$61,766	$41,878	$18,940	A+
12	Tufts University Medford, MA	$69,475	$61,180	$34,689	$14,670	A+
13	CUNY York College Jamaica, NY	$69,380	$66,035	$26,460	—	D
14	University of Scranton Scranton, PA	$69,349	$70,529	$22,159	—	A
15	Williams College Williamstown, MA	$69,065	$60,819	$49,340	$13,125	A+
16	Elon University Elon, NC	$68,927	$73,968	$36,302	—	A+
17	University of San Diego San Diego, CA	$68,752	$62,560	$22,475	$24,000	A+
18	Trinity College Hartford, CT	$68,063	$61,278	—	$22,592	A+
20	Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston, MA	$67,877	$59,773	$49,639	$21,250	A+
19	Northeastern University Boston, MA	$67,877	$59,773	$49,639	$21,250	A+
21	Villanova University Villanova, PA	$67,157	$68,299	$37,643	$26,899	A+
22	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$66,806	$60,789	$19,346	$22,000	A
23	Emory University Atlanta, GA	$66,762	$69,112	$36,019	$21,000	A+
24	New York University New York, NY	$66,306	$63,110	$29,967	$21,519	A+
25	Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$65,714	$57,676	$48,368	$24,188	B
26	Amherst College Amherst, MA	$65,195	$57,411	$41,979	—	A
27	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$65,089	$61,951	$33,270	$16,300	A+
28	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX	$64,885	$65,969	—	—	A
29	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$64,555	$61,443	$35,237	$19,500	A
30	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	$64,225	$58,483	$39,155	$21,625	A
31	Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	$63,919	$56,096	$30,949	$27,000	A
32	Fordham University Bronx, NY	$63,834	$60,757	$26,652	$27,000	A+
33	Providence College Providence, RI	$63,736	$62,773	$40,798	$22,750	A+
34	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	$63,413	$57,702	$34,718	$23,500	A+
35	Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$62,527	$56,294	$27,206	$27,000	A+
36	Yale University New Haven, CT	$62,440	$56,216	$41,045	—	A+
37	Spelman College Atlanta, GA	$62,425	$64,623	$31,129	$25,314	B+
38	Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$62,291	$54,854	$39,867	$26,000	A
39	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	$62,147	$61,059	$31,748	$15,450	A+
40	Bates College Lewiston, ME	$62,082	$65,977	$40,233	—	A+
41	Assumption University Worcester, MA	$62,073	$54,662	$34,206	$27,000	B+
42	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$61,989	$63,043	$40,967	$19,500	A+
43	St Lawrence University Canton, NY	$61,335	$58,378	$29,493	$26,000	B+
44	Barnard College New York, NY	$61,327	$58,371	$40,414	$18,558	A+
45	Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$61,323	$53,822	$35,178	—	A+
46	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$60,998	$65,440	$40,345	$19,000	A+
47	Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	$60,876	$61,911	$40,601	$26,242	A
48	Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$60,702	$57,776	$48,008	$15,875	A+
49	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$60,602	$57,681	$25,860	$26,750	A
50	New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ	$60,574	$53,165	$37,244	$23,401	F
51	Manhattan College Riverdale, NY	$60,508	$57,591	$20,013	$27,000	A
52	Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$60,461	$57,546	$24,614	$19,000	A
53	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	$60,439	$66,023	$34,633	$15,050	A+
54	Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ	$60,220	$52,854	$50,737	$26,000	B
55	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	$60,187	$54,766	$27,462	$12,979	A+
56	Stonehill College Easton, MA	$60,131	$52,952	$44,629	$24,237	A
57	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$59,994	$57,102	—	—	A
58	Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$59,865	$52,717	$38,376	$10,925	A+
59	CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn, NY	$59,650	$56,774	—	—	F
60	Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA	$59,418	$54,066	$31,282	$19,375	B
61	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$59,396	$56,533	$35,838	$25,000	A+
62	Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA	$59,381	$52,291	$29,221	$26,434	B
63	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	$59,345	$54,000	—	$3,500	A+
64	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	$59,334	$53,990	$24,099	$16,892	A
65	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	$59,288	$52,032	$36,561	$19,500	A+
66	Siena College Loudonville, NY	$59,280	$56,422	$31,655	$27,000	A
67	St. John's University-New York Queens, NY	$59,267	$56,410	$25,109	$27,000	B+
68	National University San Diego, CA	$59,192	$53,861	—	$23,342	C+
69	Gonzaga University Spokane, WA	$59,151	$54,406	$41,077	$27,000	A
70	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	$59,012	$53,697	$25,477	$13,500	A
71	Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL	$58,901	$57,870	$32,982	$25,707	B
72	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	$58,854	$66,079	$16,242	$19,000	A
73	University of California-Merced Merced, CA	$58,623	$53,343	$29,152	$24,000	B
74	Boston University Boston, MA	$58,564	$51,572	$23,579	$25,750	A+
75	Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA	$58,459	$53,194	$37,806	$25,515	B
76	Drew University Madison, NJ	$58,452	$51,302	$32,279	$27,000	C+
77	Mount Saint Mary College Newburgh, NY	$58,434	$55,617	—	—	B+
78	The University of the South Sewanee, TN	$58,164	$63,538	$31,218	$21,175	A
79	Saint Michael's College Colchester, VT	$58,137	$59,711	$34,348	$27,000	B+
80	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$58,090	$53,507	$45,157	$17,000	A+
81	Chapman University Orange, CA	$58,055	$52,826	$40,861	$22,875	B+
82	Wofford College Spartanburg, SC	$58,036	$64,353	$34,478	$25,408	A
83	University of Richmond University Of Richmond, VA	$58,014	$52,827	$38,333	$22,980	A
84	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	$57,895	$50,814	$37,815	$22,500	C
85	University of Dayton Dayton, OH	$57,868	$61,754	$30,063	$24,398	A+
86	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	$57,809	$60,953	$33,742	$16,887	A+
87	Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	$57,752	$66,852	$30,318	$20,000	A+
88	Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA	$57,651	$52,459	—	$23,250	A
89	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	$57,649	$53,025	$31,622	$15,000	A
90	William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	$57,616	$52,465	$40,697	$19,255	A
91	Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	$57,603	$58,583	$25,510	$19,000	A
92	Saint Anselm College Manchester, NH	$57,585	$53,042	$35,584	$26,000	A
93	Drake University Des Moines, IA	$57,563	$60,549	—	—	A
94	University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$57,547	$50,504	$27,547	$17,750	B
95	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$57,487	$52,347	$26,049	$21,000	B+
96	Mercy University Dobbs Ferry, NY	$57,069	$54,318	$25,612	$25,500	D
97	University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX	$57,052	$58,005	$50,876	$14,125	C+
99	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus Madison, NJ	$56,969	$50,001	—	$25,500	C
98	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ	$56,969	$50,001	—	$25,500	C
100	The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$56,905	$49,945	$35,925	$23,188	B+
101	CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY	$56,768	$54,031	$31,842	$9,319	C
102	Georgian Court University Lakewood, NJ	$56,715	$49,778	$44,982	$21,250	D
103	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	$56,703	$57,650	$31,002	$18,930	A
104	California Baptist University Riverside, CA	$56,656	$51,553	$26,123	$21,500	C+
105	Nevada State University Henderson, NV	$56,591	$58,735	—	—	C
106	University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO	$56,584	$60,670	$32,054	$20,500	B
107	Ursinus College Collegeville, PA	$56,454	$57,414	$24,373	—	A
108	Austin College Sherman, TX	$56,362	$57,304	—	—	B
109	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	$56,297	$51,227	$32,339	$16,743	B
110	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	$56,289	$55,304	$28,640	$25,000	A
111	University of Delaware Newark, DE	$56,243	$55,906	$32,487	$25,500	A
112	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	$56,204	$60,297	$26,694	$16,227	A
113	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	$56,097	$51,045	$24,523	$13,555	A+
114	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$56,071	$51,058	$33,173	$18,750	B+
115	Rollins College Winter Park, FL	$55,912	$59,511	$25,777	$25,040	B+
116	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$55,759	$53,071	$27,958	$13,533	B
117	Whittier College Whittier, CA	$55,536	$50,534	$26,317	$24,125	C
118	The College of Wooster Wooster, OH	$55,456	$59,180	$30,746	$26,717	B+
119	Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY	$55,440	$52,767	—	$27,000	B+
120	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$55,412	$50,458	$40,092	$15,000	A+
121	Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT	$55,399	$49,877	—	$27,000	B+
122	Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA	$55,379	$50,428	$29,310	$26,573	C+
127	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT	$55,376	$49,856	$27,335	$21,824	B+
126	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT	$55,376	$49,856	$27,335	$21,824	B+
125	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT	$55,376	$49,856	$27,335	$21,824	B+
124	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT	$55,376	$49,856	$27,335	$21,824	B+
123	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$55,376	$49,856	$27,335	$21,824	A
128	Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY	$55,364	$52,695	$30,048	$27,000	B
129	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$55,346	$50,361	$27,889	$13,534	A+
132	Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ	$55,337	$48,568	$26,310	$21,500	B+
131	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$55,337	$48,568	$26,310	$21,500	A
130	Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ	$55,337	$48,568	$26,310	$21,500	B+
133	Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI	$55,302	$58,310	—	$28,625	C
134	Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT	$55,295	$49,783	$35,859	$26,000	C
135	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$55,210	$52,548	$29,480	$18,000	A
136	California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA	$55,081	$50,120	—	—	D
137	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$55,054	$52,400	$35,637	$22,625	B+
138	California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA	$54,985	$50,033	$29,638	$15,500	C+
139	Kean University Union, NJ	$54,749	$48,052	$36,257	$26,984	D
140	CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY	$54,674	$52,038	$34,337	$10,500	C
141	St. John Fisher University Rochester, NY	$54,602	$51,970	$27,105	$21,250	B+
142	Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	$54,574	$49,134	—	$26,500	A
143	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	$54,570	$53,615	$37,031	$19,500	A+
144	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	$54,524	$53,701	$30,137	$25,000	B+
145	California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA	$54,501	$49,592	$14,407	$13,000	C+
146	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO	$54,500	$50,968	$35,364	$21,538	C+
147	Connecticut College New London, CT	$54,495	$49,063	$25,936	$24,125	A
148	University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD	$54,444	$47,781	$35,630	$18,937	C+
149	Baylor University Waco, TX	$54,367	$55,275	—	—	A
150	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	$54,299	$49,409	$26,021	$16,446	A
151	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	$54,290	$51,454	$29,305	$10,494	A
152	SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY	$54,281	$51,664	$24,995	$21,024	C
153	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	$54,085	$50,580	$31,825	$19,225	B+
154	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA	$54,039	$47,587	$30,408	$25,000	C+
155	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	$54,025	$54,944	$31,887	$26,000	A
156	CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	$54,014	$51,410	$29,557	$10,250	C+
157	Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	$53,906	$47,309	$35,283	$21,497	C+
158	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	$53,860	$54,760	$34,739	$20,500	A+
159	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$53,702	$51,113	$35,053	$21,000	A
160	SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, NY	$53,652	$51,066	$27,142	$14,590	C
161	Wabash College Crawfordsville, IN	$53,638	$57,544	—	$27,000	A
162	St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD	$53,504	$46,956	$30,025	$21,375	C
163	Nazareth University Rochester, NY	$53,423	$50,848	$36,200	$25,000	C+
164	Framingham State University Framingham, MA	$53,400	$47,024	$37,188	$25,750	F
165	University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA	$53,347	$46,978	$35,820	$24,212	C+
166	Flagler College Saint Augustine, FL	$53,263	$56,692	$21,236	$25,913	C
167	California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA	$53,200	$48,409	$24,748	$13,000	C+
168	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	$53,197	$55,354	$28,526	$19,989	A+
169	Towson University Towson, MD	$53,164	$46,658	$39,250	$19,392	C+
170	California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA	$53,147	$48,360	—	$14,863	B
171	College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY	$53,083	$50,524	$26,548	$19,044	D
172	Lafayette College Easton, PA	$53,050	$53,952	—	$16,500	A+
173	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	$53,018	$53,920	$28,914	$21,613	B+
174	Utah Tech University Saint George, UT	$52,975	$50,208	$42,110	$12,197	B
175	Kenyon College Gambier, OH	$52,945	$56,500	$29,962	$19,000	A+
176	Smith College Northampton, MA	$52,938	$46,617	$25,023	$19,000	B
177	Lamar University Beaumont, TX	$52,897	$53,781	—	—	D
178	Stockton University Galloway, NJ	$52,809	$46,350	$30,338	$23,985	C
181	University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online Manchester, NH	$52,697	$48,539	$34,563	$24,250	C
180	University of New Hampshire at Manchester Manchester, NH	$52,697	$48,539	$34,563	$24,250	B
179	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH	$52,697	$48,539	$34,563	$24,250	B
182	Wheaton College Wheaton, IL	$52,647	$51,725	$32,723	$21,101	B+
183	DePaul University Chicago, IL	$52,608	$51,687	$28,660	$22,956	B+
184	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	$52,602	$55,988	$29,534	$18,592	A
185	University of North Texas Denton, TX	$52,576	$53,454	$32,892	$20,097	C+
186	Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN	$52,439	$56,257	$23,909	—	B+
187	California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA	$52,428	$47,706	—	$24,000	B+
188	California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA	$52,420	$47,699	—	—	C
189	Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA	$52,378	$48,177	$30,737	$25,000	B
190	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$52,259	$47,552	$23,858	$14,500	C
191	Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, PA	$52,137	$53,024	$31,266	$26,915	A+
192	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	$52,053	$55,843	$35,378	$18,839	A+
193	University of Georgia Athens, GA	$51,988	$53,818	$23,022	$19,500	A
194	Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO	$51,955	$48,588	$35,487	$24,854	F
195	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	$51,845	$47,176	$23,783	$13,873	C+
196	College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph, MN	$51,753	$49,435	—	$27,000	B+
197	University of South Alabama Mobile, AL	$51,718	$58,704	$40,486	$21,201	C+
198	St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn, NY	$51,715	$49,222	$28,605	$17,125	B
199	College of Charleston Charleston, SC	$51,705	$57,333	$29,544	$23,250	B
200	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	$51,679	$54,360	$34,116	$20,400	A
201	Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ	$51,521	$45,219	—	$26,965	C+
202	Longwood University Farmville, VA	$51,485	$46,882	$40,167	$25,250	D
203	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$51,385	$48,908	$21,208	$15,000	B+
204	Allegheny College Meadville, PA	$51,381	$52,255	—	$27,000	B+
205	Westfield State University Westfield, MA	$51,322	$45,194	—	$24,250	D
206	Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT	$51,257	$46,148	$30,616	$25,976	C
207	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	$51,208	$54,953	$30,060	$14,794	A+
208	University at Albany Albany, NY	$51,206	$48,738	$31,940	$20,662	B+
209	Albright College Reading, PA	$51,149	$52,019	—	—	C+
210	Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA	$51,141	$45,035	$39,938	$25,107	D
211	Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL	$51,107	$50,212	—	—	A
212	University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, WI	$51,089	$53,161	$37,586	$21,500	C+
213	Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$51,029	$48,569	$26,058	$20,000	A
214	Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	$51,020	$44,928	$34,569	$26,000	D
215	St. Mary's University San Antonio, TX	$51,014	$51,866	$39,752	$26,000	C+
216	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	$50,849	$51,699	$26,518	$20,000	B+
217	University of Maine Orono, ME	$50,825	$54,014	$28,727	$23,250	C
218	University of Redlands Redlands, CA	$50,810	$46,234	—	$26,874	B+
219	Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	$50,769	$54,435	$33,893	$26,000	A
220	Washington State University Pullman, WA	$50,745	$46,675	$28,876	$18,750	B
221	Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT	$50,725	$45,669	$31,016	$23,986	D
222	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	$50,712	$46,145	$23,139	$18,052	B+
223	Utah State University Logan, UT	$50,708	$48,059	$32,199	$17,000	C
224	University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA	$50,690	$46,624	$29,291	$27,000	B+
225	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	$50,680	$46,115	$32,531	$15,000	C+
226	Washington & Jefferson College Washington, PA	$50,646	$51,507	$37,046	$27,000	B+
227	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	$50,587	$52,368	$26,801	$24,562	C+
228	Clemson University Clemson, SC	$50,582	$56,088	$33,509	$21,021	A+
229	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	$50,495	$51,339	$40,718	$19,723	B
230	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	$50,448	$52,373	$31,364	$21,500	B
231	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$50,428	$44,407	$30,838	—	A+
232	Governors State University University Park, IL	$50,426	$49,543	$29,580	$19,500	C
233	Saint Vincent College Latrobe, PA	$50,411	$51,268	—	$27,000	B
234	Moravian University Bethlehem, PA	$50,397	$51,254	$27,135	$27,000	B+
235	South Dakota State University Brookings, SD	$50,335	$54,180	$37,252	$23,000	B
236	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	$50,300	$51,156	—	—	C
246	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA	$50,299	$51,155	$29,848	$25,000	C+
245	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York York, PA	$50,299	$51,155	$29,848	$25,000	C+
244	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington Abington, PA	$50,299	$51,155	$29,848	$25,000	C+
243	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	$50,299	$51,155	$29,848	$25,000	A
242	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine Media, PA	$50,299	$51,155	$29,848	$25,000	C+
241	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA	$50,299	$51,155	$29,848	$25,000	B
240	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona Altoona, PA	$50,299	$51,155	$29,848	$25,000	C+
239	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton Dunmore, PA	$50,299	$51,155	$29,848	$25,000	B
238	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre Dallas, PA	$50,299	$51,155	$29,848	$25,000	C+
237	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Erie, PA	$50,299	$51,155	$29,848	$25,000	B
247	Lesley University Cambridge, MA	$50,260	$44,259	$38,442	$21,500	D
249	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	$50,205	$51,586	$33,615	$21,375	B+
248	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	$50,205	$51,586	$33,615	$21,375	B+
250	CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	$50,194	$47,774	$28,290	$7,000	B
251	Hood College Frederick, MD	$50,126	$43,991	—	—	D
252	University of Dallas Irving, TX	$50,113	$50,950	$35,038	$20,000	B
253	Willamette University Salem, OR	$50,060	$50,355	$32,863	$20,250	B
254	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA	$50,034	$50,885	$34,205	$27,000	C+
255	Texas Woman's University Denton, TX	$49,909	$50,743	$38,171	$23,239	C+
256	Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$49,906	$53,257	$19,734	$25,567	B+
257	University of Houston Houston, TX	$49,884	$50,717	$31,513	$19,500	B+
258	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	$49,804	$45,318	$22,933	$14,400	B
259	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	$49,792	$51,545	$25,559	$23,250	D
260	Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$49,785	$50,632	$34,043	$27,000	A+
261	Southern Oregon University Ashland, OR	$49,706	$49,999	—	$21,500	D
262	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$49,684	$45,209	$35,468	$24,995	A
263	Iowa State University Ames, IA	$49,626	$52,200	$38,375	$23,599	B+
264	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA	$49,537	$50,380	$22,588	$27,000	C
265	John Carroll University University Heights, OH	$49,493	$52,816	$29,095	$25,188	B+
266	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	$49,464	$57,258	$24,355	$21,250	A
267	University of Portland Portland, OR	$49,434	$49,725	—	$19,987	A
268	University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI	$49,421	$52,109	$32,758	$31,000	B
269	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	$49,406	$44,956	$24,157	$15,122	B
270	St Olaf College Northfield, MN	$49,382	$47,170	$29,398	$25,715	B+
271	University of Denver Denver, CO	$49,287	$46,093	$30,246	$25,083	B+
272	California State University-Chico Chico, CA	$49,189	$44,759	$27,045	$15,000	B
273	Lincoln University Lincoln University, PA	$49,159	$49,995	—	—	F
274	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	$49,154	$51,827	$28,927	$24,966	A
275	Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, MI	$49,150	$51,823	$24,329	$25,456	A
276	Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL	$49,141	$48,281	$36,594	$15,820	F
277	University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$49,101	$50,431	$31,293	$21,500	B+
278	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	$49,088	$52,678	$32,021	$19,500	B
279	Guilford College Greensboro, NC	$49,064	$52,653	$19,742	—	D
280	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	$49,046	$52,203	$26,917	$15,591	A+
281	Rhodes College Memphis, TN	$49,042	$53,573	—	$21,545	A
282	Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	$49,024	$44,641	$36,054	$26,000	D
283	Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS	$49,023	$50,894	—	—	C
284	Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH	$49,016	$52,307	$26,760	$26,000	B
285	Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	$48,984	$43,136	$22,680	$22,870	C+
286	University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	$48,981	$42,987	—	$27,750	C+
287	Hendrix College Conway, AR	$48,969	$57,706	$18,668	$27,000	B+
288	Rhode Island College Providence, RI	$48,948	$48,209	$29,389	$18,091	C
289	SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY	$48,926	$46,567	$27,593	$21,616	C+
290	SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam, NY	$48,920	$46,562	—	$24,412	F
291	Texas A&M University-San Antonio San Antonio, TX	$48,877	$49,694	$39,152	$17,410	C
292	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	$48,785	$50,421	$31,749	$21,903	B
293	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	$48,773	$50,621	$27,315	$22,362	C+
294	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX	$48,761	$49,576	$36,749	$22,125	C
295	Bowie State University Bowie, MD	$48,707	$42,746	—	—	F
296	University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	$48,706	$55,286	$32,324	$22,373	B
298	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	$48,475	$42,687	$24,521	$21,750	B+
297	University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD	$48,475	$42,542	—	$27,000	F
299	Alma College Alma, MI	$48,445	$51,080	$24,280	$27,000	C+
300	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	$48,442	$47,594	$31,066	$17,500	B+
301	The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX	$48,397	$49,206	$38,089	$18,804	C+
302	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	$48,338	$51,874	$32,694	$20,724	A
307	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	$48,301	$51,544	$29,605	$20,000	A
306	Ohio State University-Newark Campus Newark, OH	$48,301	$51,544	$29,605	$20,000	B
305	Ohio State University-Marion Campus Marion, OH	$48,301	$51,544	$29,605	$20,000	B
304	Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus Mansfield, OH	$48,301	$51,544	$29,605	$20,000	B
303	Ohio State University-Lima Campus Lima, OH	$48,301	$51,544	$29,605	$20,000	C+
308	University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE	$48,296	$49,916	$29,685	$17,625	C
309	University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL	$48,196	$47,352	$39,358	$29,145	C+
310	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI	$48,178	$50,132	$34,633	$24,992	C+
311	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	$48,101	$50,717	$31,746	$25,418	B
312	Keene State College Keene, NH	$48,091	$44,297	$39,122	$24,625	D
313	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL	$47,981	$47,141	$34,122	$22,500	C+
314	Lawrence University Appleton, WI	$47,954	$49,898	—	—	B
315	Carthage College Kenosha, WI	$47,935	$49,879	$34,587	$26,634	B
316	Winona State University Winona, MN	$47,876	$45,732	—	$19,575	C+
317	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	$47,873	$45,729	$31,258	$18,746	A
318	Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA	$47,838	$48,652	$40,151	$27,000	B+
319	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	$47,809	$56,339	$26,369	$19,500	B+
320	Randolph-Macon College Ashland, VA	$47,804	$43,530	$27,110	$25,823	C+
321	Athens State University Athens, AL	$47,773	$54,226	$40,917	$18,280	B
322	Montana State University Bozeman, MT	$47,757	$52,167	$33,483	$20,775	C+
323	CUNY City College New York, NY	$47,753	$45,451	$27,082	$11,878	B
324	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	$47,721	$43,423	—	$11,250	B+
325	Whitworth University Spokane, WA	$47,699	$43,873	$36,387	$24,642	C+
326	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	$47,660	$43,367	$27,452	$16,840	C
327	Florida International University Miami, FL	$47,659	$50,727	$27,037	$17,556	B+
328	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	$47,642	$50,709	$23,264	$17,750	B
329	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	$47,639	$47,920	—	$21,504	B
330	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	$47,634	$48,430	$32,482	$19,769	C+
331	St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN	$47,549	$45,419	—	$26,000	C+
332	Gordon College Wenham, MA	$47,495	$41,824	$36,462	$27,000	D
333	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	$47,487	$50,916	$30,488	$23,250	A
334	SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$47,460	$45,172	$29,422	$21,500	B+
336	Hope College Holland, MI	$47,445	$50,025	$23,815	$24,499	B+
335	Illinois State University Normal, IL	$47,445	$46,614	$39,563	$20,750	B
337	University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZ	$47,429	$48,734	$38,163	$38,564	F
338	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	$47,268	$41,624	$31,661	$25,985	C+
339	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	$47,223	$42,970	$24,010	$13,797	C+
340	Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL	$47,222	$46,395	$31,933	$24,348	D
341	Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY	$47,170	$44,896	$25,615	$25,831	A
342	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA	$47,162	$47,964	$26,350	$27,000	C+
343	University of North Alabama Florence, AL	$47,150	$53,519	$26,213	$24,999	C
344	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN	$47,105	$51,457	$31,554	$21,000	C
345	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	$47,103	$43,387	$30,733	$20,127	C
346	Ashford University San Diego, CA	$47,071	$42,832	$29,520	$29,781	F
347	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	$47,005	$44,550	$38,644	$17,375	B+
348	Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA	$46,990	$47,789	$28,216	$27,000	C
349	Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter, MN	$46,987	$44,883	$33,456	$27,000	B+
350	Troy University Troy, AL	$46,923	$53,262	$25,888	$24,812	D
351	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM	$46,850	$54,245	$24,808	$15,000	C
352	Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX	$46,849	$47,632	$35,502	$21,000	D
353	Morehouse College Atlanta, GA	$46,847	$48,496	$24,659	$26,000	C+
354	Dominican University River Forest, IL	$46,780	$45,961	—	—	B
355	Wichita State University Wichita, KS	$46,768	$48,553	$27,585	$18,730	C
356	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN	$46,740	$44,647	$35,118	$23,250	B
357	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	$46,712	$48,606	$28,690	$24,414	C+
358	Texas A & M University-Commerce Commerce, TX	$46,615	$47,394	$43,470	$15,003	D
359	Frostburg State University Frostburg, MD	$46,612	$40,907	—	—	D
360	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	$46,571	$42,835	$32,334	$16,585	C+
361	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	$46,532	$49,527	$30,425	$16,750	B+
362	Weber State University Ogden, UT	$46,508	$44,079	$34,224	$9,000	B+
363	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	$46,464	$48,237	$26,184	$23,500	B+
364	University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO	$46,455	$43,445	$30,689	$21,500	D
365	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI	$46,409	$48,291	$33,318	$26,000	C+
366	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	$46,366	$50,650	$26,476	$21,278	B+
367	University of New Haven West Haven, CT	$46,356	$41,735	—	—	C
368	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	$46,343	$48,747	$41,870	$21,668	B
369	Belmont University Nashville, TN	$46,342	$50,624	$22,360	$23,250	B
370	Goucher College Baltimore, MD	$46,333	$40,663	$32,545	$26,000	D
371	Washington College Chestertown, MD	$46,305	$40,638	—	$24,777	B
374	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	$46,269	$49,376	$27,356	$27,000	B
373	Miami University-Middletown Middletown, OH	$46,269	$49,376	$27,356	$27,000	C
372	Miami University-Hamilton Hamilton, OH	$46,269	$49,376	$27,356	$27,000	C
375	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	$46,154	$43,163	$27,549	$19,500	C+
376	Luther College Decorah, IA	$46,116	$48,508	$38,490	$27,000	B+
377	Clark University Worcester, MA	$46,113	$40,607	$22,670	$26,168	C+
378	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI	$46,075	$47,943	$39,591	$23,380	B
379	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI	$46,043	$47,910	$37,748	$21,000	B+
380	Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL	$46,021	$45,215	$33,947	$13,249	B
381	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC	$46,008	$49,373	$24,384	$22,000	B
382	Dominican University New York Orangeburg, NY	$45,986	$43,769	$26,422	$27,500	C+
383	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	$45,954	$49,315	$23,397	$20,499	C+
384	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	$45,915	$47,178	$28,663	$16,750	C+
385	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	$45,901	$47,517	$32,811	$21,500	C
386	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	$45,844	$41,745	$27,005	$19,949	C
387	Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL	$45,842	$48,793	$27,097	$16,658	C+
388	Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX	$45,834	$46,600	$34,754	$21,500	C
389	University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	$45,824	$41,727	$30,540	$20,000	C+
390	Dalton State College Dalton, GA	$45,747	$47,357	—	—	F
391	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX	$45,746	$46,510	$24,187	$15,750	D
392	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN	$45,688	$43,642	$25,136	$21,374	C
393	University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX	$45,684	$46,447	—	—	C+
394	University of Wyoming Laramie, WY	$45,673	$47,601	$33,677	$18,750	B
395	Bellarmine University Louisville, KY	$45,612	$51,647	$32,295	$27,000	B+
396	University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR	$45,610	$53,748	$32,883	$22,500	C
397	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	$45,572	$51,601	$28,994	$19,628	B
398	Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN	$45,483	$43,446	$29,491	$23,964	D
399	Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX	$45,454	$46,213	$25,077	$12,999	D
401	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	$45,337	$39,792	$31,317	$23,125	C+

Bachelor’s degrees. Wage-adjusted = pay ÷ √(state wage index). Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data.

What Can You Do With a English Language and Literature, General Degree?

Graduates with this degree pursue careers in the following fields:

English language and literature teachers, postsecondary

$78,270 +0.0% growth

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Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education

$64,580 -1.6% growth

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Proofreaders and copy markers

$49,210 -0.6% growth

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$64,020

Average Salary Across Careers

$78,270

Highest Paying Career

Career Paths Available

Best Colleges for English Language and Literature, General

Ranked by Repit grade, then by degrees awarded. These are the top-rated colleges that produce the most graduates in english language and literature, general.

#	College	Location	Degrees Awarded	Repit Grade
1	University of California-Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	256	A+
2	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor, MI	114	A+
3	University of California-Berkeley	Berkeley, CA	235	A
4	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, NC	194	A
5	The University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX	181	A
6	University of Florida	Gainesville, FL	175	A
7	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York, NY	173	A
8	University of Virginia-Main Campus	Charlottesville, VA	170	A
9	University of California-Irvine	Irvine, CA	163	A
10	University of California-Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, CA	136	A
11	University of Georgia	Athens, GA	115	A
12	Brown University	Providence, RI	99	A
13	Yale University	New Haven, CT	93	A
14	Harvard University	Cambridge, MA	78	A
15	University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, PA	78	A
16	University of Chicago	Chicago, IL	71	A
17	William & Mary	Williamsburg, VA	70	A
18	University of Notre Dame	Notre Dame, IN	68	A
19	Northwestern University	Evanston, IL	66	A
20	University of Central Florida	Orlando, FL	362	B+
21	Florida State University	Tallahassee, FL	331	B+
22	California State University-Long Beach	Long Beach, CA	299	B+
23	Florida International University	Miami, FL	196	B+
24	Ohio State University-Main Campus	Columbus, OH	172	B+
25	University of California-Davis	Davis, CA	152	B+
26	University of South Florida	Tampa, FL	150	B+
27	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Amherst, MA	141	B+
28	CUNY Hunter College	New York, NY	137	B+
29	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Raleigh, NC	136	B+
30	San Diego State University	San Diego, CA	134	B+

Largest English Language and Literature, General Programs

Schools ranked by number of graduates. These institutions produce the most english language and literature, general graduates annually, including online and distance learning programs.

#	College	Location	Degrees Awarded	Repit Grade
1	Southern New Hampshire University	Manchester, NH	650	C
2	Arizona State University Digital Immersion	Scottsdale, AZ	383	C
3	University of Central Florida	Orlando, FL	362	B+
4	Florida State University	Tallahassee, FL	331	B+
5	California State University-Long Beach	Long Beach, CA	299	B+
6	University of California-Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	256	A+
7	University of California-Berkeley	Berkeley, CA	235	A
8	Florida International University	Miami, FL	196	B+
9	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, NC	194	A
10	The University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX	181	A
11	University of Florida	Gainesville, FL	175	A
12	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York, NY	173	A
13	Ohio State University-Main Campus	Columbus, OH	172	B+
14	California State University-Northridge	Northridge, CA	171	B
15	University of Virginia-Main Campus	Charlottesville, VA	170	A
16	California State University-Sacramento	Sacramento, CA	164	B
17	University of California-Irvine	Irvine, CA	163	A
18	California State University-Fullerton	Fullerton, CA	162	B
19	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	Tempe, AZ	160	B
20	University of North Texas	Denton, TX	157	C+
21	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Edinburg, TX	155	B
22	University of California-Davis	Davis, CA	152	B+
23	Manhattan School of Computer Technology	Brooklyn, NY	152	C
24	University of South Florida	Tampa, FL	150	B+
25	Texas State University	San Marcos, TX	150	C+
26	Paris Junior College	Paris, TX	147	C
27	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Amherst, MA	141	B+
28	CUNY Hunter College	New York, NY	137	B+
29	University of California-Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, CA	136	A
30	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Raleigh, NC	136	B+

34,210

Degrees Awarded Annually

1,374

Colleges Offering Program

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About English Language and Literature, General

English Language and Literature, General is a degree program offered at 1,374 colleges and universities across the United States. Each year, approximately 34,210 students graduate with this degree.

Graduates with this degree can pursue careers such as english language and literature teachers, postsecondary, secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education, proofreaders and copy markers.

Program Classification

CIP Code 23.0101

Field (2-digit CIP) 23

Category (4-digit CIP) 23.01

Frequently Asked Questions

What can I do with a English Language and Literature, General degree?

A English Language and Literature, General degree can lead to careers as a english language and literature teachers, postsecondary, secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education, proofreaders and copy markers, and more. Top earners in related careers can make up to $78,270 annually.

How many colleges offer English Language and Literature, General?

1,374 colleges and universities in the United States offer English Language and Literature, General as a degree program. Each year, approximately 34,210 students graduate with this degree.

What are the best colleges for English Language and Literature, General?

The best colleges for English Language and Literature, General based on Repit's ratings include University of California-Los Angeles, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, University of California-Berkeley, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, The University of Texas at Austin. Rankings are based on the college's overall Repit grade and the number of degrees awarded in this program.

What is the salary potential with a English Language and Literature, General degree?

Graduates with a English Language and Literature, General degree can expect average salaries around $64,020 in related careers, with top earners making up to $78,270. Actual salaries depend on the specific career path, experience level, and location.

English Language and Literature, General

English Language and Literature, General Salary by College

What Can You Do With a English Language and Literature, General Degree?

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Proofreaders and copy markers

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About English Language and Literature, General

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