Is a English Language and Literature, General degree worth it?
Across 582 schools, graduates of English Language and Literature, General earn a median $47,433 five years out on $21,824 of debt — most often working as Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$47,433
Median debt
$21,824
Years to pay off
4.7
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
34%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
-1.5%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
-4.1%
$46,847 vs $48,760
Net price
$19,693/yr
Debt-test failures
8.8%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$16,245
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore English Language and Literature, General in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.