Is a English Language and Literature/Letters, Other degree worth it?
Across 8 schools, graduates of English Language and Literature/Letters, Other earn a median $49,037 five years out on $19,092 of debt — most often working as English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$49,037
Median debt
$19,092
Years to pay off
3.6
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
53%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
0%
BLS 2024–2034
Net price
$21,409/yr
Debt-test failures
0%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$19,436
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore English Language and Literature/Letters, Other 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.