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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With an English Language and Literature & Letters Degree

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Teach courses in English language and literature, including linguistics and comparative literature. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $61,318
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 10.1%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 4-6 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $30,290/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $25,440/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $22,658/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,852/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $26,959/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $22,565/yr

All information is based on data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics.

DOCTORATE Most Required Degree
Doctorate

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Average Salary Medians

What Are Salary Medians?

Salary median is the average salary amount earned by workers, calculated per industry or per metro area. Average salary median is an average of median salaries for jobs that are attainable with this degree. Metro area average salary median is the average of salary medians for jobs within a metro area. State average salary median is the average of all metro area average salary medians within that state.

For more information about salary medians and average salary medians, please read this blog post, "Average Salary Median" vs. "Salary Median".

Click on any state in the table below to see which metro areas earn the highest median salaries. If you see "N/A" next to a state, it means that no data is available about that state for this degree.

Overall Salary Value: $61,318

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($107,370) in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($66,760).

Fairbanks, AK $66,760
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $54,960
$60,860
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($63,520).

Huntsville, AL $57,840
Mobile, AL $53,690
Montgomery, AL $59,670
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $60,450
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $63,520
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $55,560
$58,455
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($58,830).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $58,830
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $48,650
$53,740
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($61,040).

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $61,040
Tucson, AZ $52,300
$56,670
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($132,460).

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $132,460
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $98,560
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $91,320
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $119,990
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $94,520
$107,370
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($61,400).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $61,400
Fort Collins, CO $60,380
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $52,230
$58,003
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($92,110).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $88,170
New Haven, CT $92,110
$90,140
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($78,790).

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $74,360
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $70,590
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $78,790
$74,580
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($64,640).

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $54,020
Savannah, GA $64,640
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,130
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $47,980
$54,693
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($57,160).

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $57,160
$57,160
Iowa N/A
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($50,050).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,410
Idaho Falls, ID $32,190
Lewiston, ID-WA $39,450
Pocatello, ID $50,050
Twin Falls, ID $38,420
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,980
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,150
$40,664
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($71,820).

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $62,720
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $71,820
$67,270
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($56,070).

Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,580
Evansville, IN-KY $42,660
Fort Wayne, IN $43,270
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $47,250
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,070
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
Muncie, IN $49,530
Terre Haute, IN $46,880
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,940
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,400
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,590
$44,374
Kansas N/A
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($65,300).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $59,430
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $65,300
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,930
$59,220
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($71,780).

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $71,780
$71,780
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($77,970).

Springfield, MA-CT $72,900
Worcester, MA-CT $77,970
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $73,640
$74,837
Maryland N/A
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($80,060).

Portland-South Portland, ME $80,060
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $65,210
$72,635
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($84,200).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $78,260
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $59,510
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $84,200
$73,990
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($74,210).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $68,180
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $72,330
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $74,210
$71,573
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($66,980).

Kansas City, MO-KS $66,980
St. Louis, MO-IL $66,750
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $58,600
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $59,130
$62,865
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($30,940).

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $30,940
$30,940
Montana N/A
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Rocky Mount, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($66,980).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $63,240
Greensboro-High Point, NC $64,980
Raleigh, NC $59,270
Rocky Mount, NC $66,980
Wilmington, NC $63,500
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,040
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,960
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $65,440
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,380
$61,199
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($65,490).

Fargo, ND-MN $65,490
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,000
$63,245
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($63,710).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $63,710
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $56,760
$60,235
New Hampshire N/A
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($62,330).

Ocean City, NJ $48,080
Trenton, NJ $62,330
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $59,470
$56,627
New Mexico N/A
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($62,860).

Reno, NV $62,860
$62,860
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($97,330).

Binghamton, NY $79,110
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $66,540
Kingston, NY $61,990
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $97,330
Rochester, NY $76,550
Syracuse, NY $81,210
Utica-Rome, NY $88,460
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $76,590
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $52,370
$75,572
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($82,190).

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $57,890
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $71,980
Columbus, OH $82,190
Dayton, OH $64,820
Toledo, OH $59,530
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $59,360
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $63,450
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $65,870
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $61,380
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $58,880
$64,535
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($61,600).

Tulsa, OK $61,600
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $47,660
$54,630
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Salem, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($79,900).

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $68,250
Salem, OR $79,900
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $66,800
$71,650
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($72,310).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $72,130
Johnstown, PA $56,710
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $66,110
Pittsburgh, PA $72,310
Reading, PA $62,630
$65,978
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($65,630).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $65,630
$65,630
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($76,180).

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $66,610
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $76,180
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,420
$66,403
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($58,290).

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $58,290
$58,290
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($65,000).

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $57,390
Knoxville, TN $57,710
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $65,000
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $55,550
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $58,400
$58,810
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($75,230).

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $48,170
College Station-Bryan, TX $58,860
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $63,680
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $75,230
Killeen-Temple, TX $60,640
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $48,460
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,990
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $19,860
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $24,780
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $29,790
$47,846
Utah N/A
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($60,110).

Richmond, VA $58,080
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $60,110
$59,095
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($53,680).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $50,770
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $53,680
$52,225
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($76,660).

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $76,660
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $52,090
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $52,140
$60,297
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($64,090).

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $46,190
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $64,090
$55,140
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($51,510).

Cheyenne, WY $51,510
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $46,860
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $47,550
$48,640

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $61,318

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is California ($107,370) in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($66,760) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $66,760
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $54,960
$60,860
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($63,520) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Huntsville, AL $57,840
Mobile, AL $53,690
Montgomery, AL $59,670
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $60,450
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $63,520
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $55,560
$58,455
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($58,830) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $58,830
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $48,650
$53,740
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($61,040) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $61,040
Tucson, AZ $52,300
$56,670
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($132,460) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $132,460
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $98,560
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $91,320
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $119,990
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $94,520
$107,370
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($61,400) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $61,400
Fort Collins, CO $60,380
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $52,230
$58,003
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($92,110) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $88,170
New Haven, CT $92,110
$90,140
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($78,790) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $74,360
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $70,590
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $78,790
$74,580
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($64,640) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $54,020
Savannah, GA $64,640
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,130
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $47,980
$54,693
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($57,160) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $57,160
$57,160
Iowa N/A
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($50,050) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,410
Idaho Falls, ID $32,190
Lewiston, ID-WA $39,450
Pocatello, ID $50,050
Twin Falls, ID $38,420
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,980
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,150
$40,664
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Doctorate)

East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($71,820) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $62,720
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $71,820
$67,270
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($56,070) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,580
Evansville, IN-KY $42,660
Fort Wayne, IN $43,270
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $47,250
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,070
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
Muncie, IN $49,530
Terre Haute, IN $46,880
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,940
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,400
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,590
$44,374
Kansas N/A
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($65,300) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $59,430
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $65,300
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,930
$59,220
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($71,780) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $71,780
$71,780
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($77,970) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $72,900
Worcester, MA-CT $77,970
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $73,640
$74,837
Maryland N/A
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($80,060) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $80,060
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $65,210
$72,635
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($84,200) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $78,260
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $59,510
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $84,200
$73,990
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($74,210) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $68,180
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $72,330
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $74,210
$71,573
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($66,980) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $66,980
St. Louis, MO-IL $66,750
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $58,600
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $59,130
$62,865
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($30,940) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $30,940
$30,940
Montana N/A
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Rocky Mount, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($66,980) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $63,240
Greensboro-High Point, NC $64,980
Raleigh, NC $59,270
Rocky Mount, NC $66,980
Wilmington, NC $63,500
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,040
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,960
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $65,440
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,380
$61,199
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Doctorate)

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($65,490) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $65,490
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,000
$63,245
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($63,710) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $63,710
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $56,760
$60,235
New Hampshire N/A
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($62,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $48,080
Trenton, NJ $62,330
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $59,470
$56,627
New Mexico N/A
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($62,860) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $62,860
$62,860
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($97,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $79,110
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $66,540
Kingston, NY $61,990
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $97,330
Rochester, NY $76,550
Syracuse, NY $81,210
Utica-Rome, NY $88,460
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $76,590
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $52,370
$75,572
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($82,190) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $57,890
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $71,980
Columbus, OH $82,190
Dayton, OH $64,820
Toledo, OH $59,530
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $59,360
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $63,450
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $65,870
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $61,380
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $58,880
$64,535
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($61,600) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $61,600
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $47,660
$54,630
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($79,900) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $68,250
Salem, OR $79,900
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $66,800
$71,650
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($72,310) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $72,130
Johnstown, PA $56,710
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $66,110
Pittsburgh, PA $72,310
Reading, PA $62,630
$65,978
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($65,630) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $65,630
$65,630
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($76,180) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $66,610
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $76,180
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,420
$66,403
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($58,290) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $58,290
$58,290
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($65,000) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $57,390
Knoxville, TN $57,710
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $65,000
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $55,550
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $58,400
$58,810
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($75,230) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $48,170
College Station-Bryan, TX $58,860
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $63,680
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $75,230
Killeen-Temple, TX $60,640
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $48,460
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,990
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $19,860
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $24,780
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $29,790
$47,846
Utah N/A
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($60,110) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Richmond, VA $58,080
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $60,110
$59,095
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($53,680) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $50,770
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $53,680
$52,225
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($76,660) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $76,660
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $52,090
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $52,140
$60,297
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($64,090) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $46,190
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $64,090
$55,140
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($51,510) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $51,510
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $46,860
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $47,550
$48,640

1 Job Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a doctorate degree.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $61,318. 

  English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in English language and literature, including linguistics and comparative literature. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.23    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Adjunct English Instructor
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Adjunct Professor
  • Adjunct Writing Instructor
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Children's Literature Professor
  • Classics Teacher
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Composition Instructor
  • Composition Professor
  • Composition Teacher
  • Contemporary English Literature Professor
  • Creative Writing English Professor
  • Creative Writing Professor
  • Creative Writing Teacher
  • Developmental English Instructor
  • Developmental Reading Instructor
  • English Adjunct Instructor
  • English Faculty Member
  • English Instructor
  • English Lecturer
  • English Professor
  • English Teacher
  • Etymology Professor
  • Etymology Teacher
  • Faculty Member
  • Humanities Professor
  • Instructor
  • Language Arts Teacher
  • Languages Instructor
  • Lecturer
  • Literature Instructor
  • Literature Professor
  • Medieval English Literature Professor
  • Online English Instructor
  • Professor
  • Reading Instructor
  • Reading Professor
  • Seventeenth-Century English Literature Professor
  • Teacher
  • University Faculty Member
  • Victorian Literature Professor
  • US Salary Median: $63,156
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate


Average Education Costs

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $18,851 per year (or $22,657 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $75,404 to earn a doctorate (or $90,628 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($101,760 if you're in-state, $121,156 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($37,702 if you're in-state, $45,314 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate English Language and Literature & Letters Degrees

Oglala Lakota College

490 Piya Wiconi Road - Kyle, SD

Out-of-state cost: $2,684/year
In-state cost: $2,684/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ohio University-Zanesville Campus

1425 Newark Rd - Zanesville, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,666/year
In-state cost: $5,674/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ohio University-Eastern Campus

45425 National Rd W - Saint Clairsville, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,666/year
In-state cost: $5,674/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus

101 University Drive - Chillicothe, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,666/year
In-state cost: $5,674/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ohio University-Southern Campus

1804 Liberty Ave - Ironton, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,666/year
In-state cost: $5,674/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ohio University-Lancaster Campus

1570 Granville Pike - Lancaster, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,666/year
In-state cost: $5,674/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Rust College

150 Rust Avenue - Holly Springs, MS

Out-of-state cost: $9,900/year
In-state cost: $9,900/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ottawa University-Online

1001 South Cedar - Ottawa, KS

Out-of-state cost: $11,496/year
In-state cost: $11,496/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Dakota State University

820 N Washington Ave - Madison, SD

Out-of-state cost: $12,606/year
In-state cost: $9,536/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Coppin State University

2500 West North Avenue - Baltimore, MD

Out-of-state cost: $13,113/year
In-state cost: $6,716/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Wilberforce University

1055 N Bickett Rd - Wilberforce, OH

Out-of-state cost: $13,250/year
In-state cost: $13,250/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

1 Morrow Way - Slippery Rock, PA

Out-of-state cost: $14,092/year
In-state cost: $9,984/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Southeast Missouri State University

One University Plaza, MS2025 - Cape Girardeau, MO

Out-of-state cost: $14,205/year
In-state cost: $8,033/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Heritage University

3240 Fort Rd - Toppenish, WA

Out-of-state cost: $18,332/year
In-state cost: $18,332/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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SUNY College at Potsdam

44 Pierrepont Ave - Potsdam, NY

Out-of-state cost: $18,464/year
In-state cost: $8,554/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Rowan University

201 Mullica Hill Road - Glassboro, NJ

Out-of-state cost: $21,971/year
In-state cost: $12,939/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Ohio University-Main Campus

020 Chubb Hall - Athens, OH

Out-of-state cost: $22,406/year
In-state cost: $12,612/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Southern Maine

96 Falmouth St - Portland, ME

Out-of-state cost: $22,996/year
In-state cost: $9,528/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Radford University

801 East Main St. - Radford, VA

Out-of-state cost: $23,498/year
In-state cost: $11,416/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Saint Leo University

33701 State Road 52 - Saint Leo, FL

Out-of-state cost: $24,640/year
In-state cost: $24,640/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate English Language and Literature & Letters Degrees

Worcester State University

486 Chandler St - Worcester, MA

Out-of-state cost: $5,796/year
In-state cost: $5,796/year
Degrees: Master's

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Valparaiso University

US Highway 30 And Sturdy Road - Valparaiso, IN

Out-of-state cost: $12,220/year
In-state cost: $12,220/year
Degrees: Master's

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Trinity College

300 Summit St - Hartford, CT

Out-of-state cost: $17,830/year
In-state cost: $17,830/year
Degrees: Master's

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Hollins University

7916 Williamson Rd NW - Roanoke, VA

Out-of-state cost: $18,005/year
In-state cost: $18,005/year
Degrees: Master's

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New Mexico State University-Main Campus

2850 Weddell Street - Las Cruces, NM

Out-of-state cost: $18,275/year
In-state cost: $5,926/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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Northern Arizona University

1900 S Knoles Dr, Babbitt Administrative Center, Room 200 - Flagstaff, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $19,489/year
In-state cost: $11,166/year
Degrees: Master's

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North Carolina A & T State University

1601 E Market St - Greensboro, NC

Out-of-state cost: $20,662/year
In-state cost: $7,862/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Maryland-Baltimore County

1000 Hilltop Circle - Baltimore, MD

Out-of-state cost: $21,078/year
In-state cost: $12,564/year
Degrees: Master's

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Kent State University at Kent

Executive Office, 2nd Floor Library - Kent, OH

Out-of-state cost: $21,952/year
In-state cost: $11,766/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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Duquesne University

Administration Bldg 600 Forbes Ave - Pittsburgh, PA

Out-of-state cost: $24,048/year
In-state cost: $24,048/year
Degrees: Master's

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Old Dominion University

5115 Hampton Blvd - Norfolk, VA

Out-of-state cost: $33,288/year
In-state cost: $13,224/year
Degrees: Master's

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Carnegie Mellon University

5000 Forbes Avenue - Pittsburgh, PA

Out-of-state cost: $47,326/year
In-state cost: $47,326/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Stanford University

Out-of-state cost: $55,011/year
In-state cost: $55,011/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Boston University

One Silber Way - Boston, MA

Out-of-state cost: $57,666/year
In-state cost: $57,666/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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