4-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort four years after completion.
$40,953
Program median
Program + credential
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other.: Doctoral Degree
Credential-level program pages keep field-of-study metrics separate from institution-wide outcomes.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Data status: March 23, 2026 Missing and suppressed values are not zero.
Available program metrics
5-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort five years after completion.
$44,384
Program median
Median debt Median program debt for a defined completion cohort.
$23,830
At evaluated institution
Cohort count Count context for the program outcome metrics.
447
Students in outcome cohort
| School | Type | Institution net price | Institution grad rate | Program data status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University Boston, MA | Private nonprofit | $24,402 | 88.7% | Available |
| Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | Private nonprofit | $31,944 | 94.1% | Available |
| Duke University Durham, NC | Private nonprofit | $29,612 | 96.8% | Available |
| Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH | Public | $20,787 | 63.7% | Available |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM | Public | $8,889 | 55.2% | Available |
| Stanford University Stanford, CA | Private nonprofit | $13,807 | 91.9% | Available |
| University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA | Public | $12,470 | 86.1% | Available |
| University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA | Public | $17,890 | 75.1% | Available |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI | Public | $13,138 | 93.2% | Available |