Literature
92 colleges offer Literature in the College Scorecard data. Graduates leave with an average federal debt of $49,495, from $42,581 at the lowest program to $56,409 at the highest. One year after graduating they earn $24,591 on average, from $20,202 at the lowest program to $38,528 at the highest.
Is a Literature degree worth it?
Across 8 bachelor's programs that report earnings, the median pays its graduates $23,864 a year after graduation, and the middle half pay between $21,333 and $24,135. The median for all majors is $37,050. At the median program, graduates who borrowed owe $48,122.
These are earnings one year after graduating, for students who received federal aid. Majors that lead to graduate school, or to careers that start slowly, look worse here than they will ten years on.
Details
- Number of Offering Colleges: 92
- Average Debt on Graduation: $49,495
- Expected Earnings 1 Year After: $24,591
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Institution name
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Degree type: Certificate, Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, etc.
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Debt Mean
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Average federal loan debt at graduation — can be skewed by outliers, unlike the median
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Debt Median
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Median federal loan debt at graduation — the middle value, less affected by extreme outliers
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Earnings ▼
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Median earnings 1 year after graduation for this major
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| University of Keele | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Monash University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Aberystwyth University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Concordia University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Edinburgh | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Queen Mary University of London | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Antioch College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Ave Maria University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Marian University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Marshall University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Marlboro College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Northern Vermont University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Castleton University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Southern Adventist University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| The University of Tennessee Southern | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Johnson University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Lipscomb University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Dakota Wesleyan University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| York College of Pennsylvania | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Swarthmore College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| La Salle University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Grove City College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Gannon University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Clarks Summit University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Linfield University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Oral Roberts University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Wilberforce University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Ohio Wesleyan University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Ohio Northern University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| The University of Findlay | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Salem College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Duke University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Yeshiva University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Excelsior University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Touro University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| SUNY Oneonta | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Pace University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| New York University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Marymount Manhattan College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Manhattanville University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Hamilton College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Rocky Mountain College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Carroll College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Lindenwood University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Fontbonne University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Mississippi College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Southwest Minnesota State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Michigan-Flint | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Lake Superior State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Central Michigan University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Calvin University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Adrian College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Bard College at Simon's Rock | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Loyola University New Orleans | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Southwestern College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Dordt University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Cornell College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Saint Mary's College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Blackburn College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Bradley University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Piedmont University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Florida Southern College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| American Jewish University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of California-Los Angeles | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Bennington College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $20,202 |
| SUNY at Purchase College | Bachelor's Degree | $42,581 | No data | $20,339 |
| Grand Canyon University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $21,664 |
| The New School | Bachelor's Degree | $56,409 | $51,656 | $23,592 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $48,122 | $24,135 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $48,122 | $24,135 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $48,122 | $24,135 |
| American University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $38,528 |
| University of Westminster | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Simon Fraser University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Saint Martin's University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Vermont State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Lubbock Christian University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Juniata College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Pacific University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| George Fox University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Davidson College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Bard College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Eastern Michigan University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Hanover College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Judson University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |