Best Schools for English Language and Literature, General

Top colleges ranked by median earnings 2 years after graduation.

50
Schools
$41,224
Avg. Earnings
1,306
Graduates
#1
S

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA · Private

$47,260
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $43,732
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: 43.8%
#2
Y

Yale University

New Haven, CT · Private

$47,260
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $48,264
Graduates: 23
Acceptance: 4.5%
#3
P

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ · Private

$47,260
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $24,879
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: 4.5%
#4
B

Brown University

Providence, RI · Private

$46,790
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,046
Graduates: 32
Acceptance: 5.2%
#5
R

Rice University

Houston, TX · Private

$46,087
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,009
Graduates: 25
Acceptance: 7.9%
#6
V

Virginia Military Institute

Lexington, VA · Public

$46,087
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,671
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 81.7%
#7
S

Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga, CA · Private

$45,696
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,746
Graduates: 18
Acceptance: 88.6%
#8
M

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ · Private

$45,500
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $42,988
Graduates: 49
Acceptance: 89.5%
#9
C

College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, MA · Private

$44,590
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,588
Graduates: 58
Acceptance: 21.1%
#10
T

Texas A & M University-Commerce

Commerce, TX · Public

$44,384
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $30,080
Graduates: 22
Acceptance: 92.6%
#11
T

Trinity College

Hartford, CT · Private

$43,128
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $41,078
Graduates: 18
Acceptance: 33.5%
#12
G

Georgetown University

Washington, DC · Private

$43,128
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $49,812
Graduates: 57
Acceptance: 13.1%
#13
F

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT · Private

$42,682
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,519
Graduates: 38
Acceptance: 45.0%
#14
I

Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington, IL · Private

$42,682
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,309
Graduates: 16
Acceptance: 45.2%
#15
V

Villanova University

Villanova, PA · Private

$42,682
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,645
Graduates: 36
Acceptance: 25.1%
#16
U

University of Houston-Clear Lake

Houston, TX · Public

$42,682
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $41,385
Graduates: 25
Acceptance: 75.3%
#17
T

The University of Texas Permian Basin

Odessa, TX · Public

$42,682
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 84.5%
#18
M

Marymount University

Arlington, VA · Private

$42,235
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 80.5%
#19
B

Barnard College

New York, NY · Private

$41,937
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 8.0%
#20
B

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA · Private

$41,667
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $36,672
Graduates: 107
Acceptance: 15.7%
#21
C

Colby College

Waterville, ME · Private

$41,193
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 6.8%
#22
S

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX · Private

$41,007
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $43,673
Graduates: 23
Acceptance: 88.9%
#23
C

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, NY · Private

$40,896
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,726
Graduates: 45
Acceptance: 4.2%
#24
W

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC · Private

$40,896
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $43,018
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 21.6%
#25
C

Caldwell University

Caldwell, NJ · Private

$40,485
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,685
Graduates: 16
Acceptance: 65.4%
#26
W

Williams College

Williamstown, MA · Private

$40,461
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $30,135
Graduates: 39
Acceptance: 10.0%
#27
L

Loras College

Dubuque, IA · Private

$40,188
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,258
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: 91.8%
#28
U

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA · Private

$39,741
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,349
Graduates: 28
Acceptance: 50.8%
#29
D

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH · Private

$39,729
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,770
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: 6.2%
#30
U

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN · Private

$39,585
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,143
Graduates: 47
Acceptance: 12.4%
#31
G

Georgian Court University

Lakewood, NJ · Private

$39,369
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,941
Graduates: 56
Acceptance: 70.5%
#32
U

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA · Private

$39,369
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 84.4%
#33
B

Bridgewater College

Bridgewater, VA · Private

$39,369
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 90.8%
#34
L

Lee University

Cleveland, TN · Private

$39,009
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,091
Graduates: 16
Acceptance: 72.2%
#35
T

Texas Woman's University

Denton, TX · Public

$39,009
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $25,359
Graduates: 27
Acceptance: 95.0%
#36
D

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA · Private

$38,829
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,906
Graduates: 31
Acceptance: 78.8%
#37
S

Spelman College

Atlanta, GA · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,355
Graduates: 33
Acceptance: 34.1%
#38
N

North Central College

Naperville, IL · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,272
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: 58.3%
#39
D

DePauw University

Greencastle, IN · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 54.1%
#40
L

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $30,798
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: 94.4%
#41
T

Tufts University

Medford, MA · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,079
Graduates: 36
Acceptance: 10.1%
#42
N

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ · Public

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,714
Graduates: 47
Acceptance: 89.2%
#43
N

New York University

New York, NY · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,056
Graduates: 81
Acceptance: 9.4%
#44
Y

Yeshiva University

New York, NY · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 63.7%
#45
D

Duke University

Durham, NC · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,241
Graduates: 16
Acceptance: 6.8%
#46
C

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 28.7%
#47
U

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,893
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: 61.7%
#48
W

Wofford College

Spartanburg, SC · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $27,266
Graduates: 34
Acceptance: 58.6%
#49
R

Randolph-Macon College

Ashland, VA · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,681
Graduates: 18
Acceptance: 83.4%
#50
H

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA · Private

$37,928
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,485
Graduates: 24
Acceptance: 3.5%

Data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard - earnings data for graduates with this field of study.

Earnings: Median earnings 2 years after graduation for students who completed this major.

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