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.: Master's 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY | Private nonprofit | $34,649 | 67.6% | Available |
| Bennington College Bennington, VT | Private nonprofit | $30,947 | 71.2% | Available |
| Boston University Boston, MA | Private nonprofit | $24,402 | 88.7% | Available |
| California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA | Public | $8,615 | 42.8% | Available |
| Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | Private nonprofit | $31,944 | 94.1% | Available |
| Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA | Private nonprofit | $37,730 | 77.5% | Available |
| Hollins University Roanoke, VA | Private nonprofit | $20,896 | 64.7% | Available |
| Illinois State University Normal, IL | Public | $19,398 | 64.5% | Available |
| North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC | Public | $10,846 | 57.2% | Available |
| Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ | Public | $14,158 | 61.3% | Available |
| Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA | Public | $14,638 | 46.3% | Available |
| Rowan University Glassboro, NJ | Public | $22,408 | 67.4% | Available |
| Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO | Public | $15,882 | 57.9% | Available |
| Stanford University Stanford, CA | Private nonprofit | $13,807 | 91.9% | Available |
| Trinity College Hartford, CT | Private nonprofit | $34,832 | 83.8% | Available |
| University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA | Public | $14,251 | 86.9% | 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 Iowa Iowa City, IA | Public | $22,531 | 74.6% | Available |
| University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD | Public | $16,467 | 70% | Available |
| Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN | Private nonprofit | $18,578 | 70.4% | Available |
| Worcester State University Worcester, MA | Public | $13,381 | 61.5% | Available |