Highest Earning Bachelor's English Programs
These are the highest earning bachelor's english programs, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 50 programs, with Stanford University leading at $82,036.
| Rank | Institution | Program | State | Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford University | English Language & Literature | CA | $82,036 | 52 |
| 2 | University of Richmond | Rhetoric & Composition | VA | $81,253 | 21 |
| 3 | Seattle University | English Language & Literature | WA | $78,906 | 15 |
| 4 | Georgetown University | English Language & Literature | DC | $78,370 | 55 |
| 5 | University of Chicago | English Language & Literature | IL | $78,169 | 53 |
| 6 | Wake Forest University | English Language & Literature | NC | $77,847 | 37 |
| 7 | University of Utah | Rhetoric & Composition | UT | $75,686 | 27 |
| 8 | College of the Holy Cross | English Language & Literature | MA | $74,214 | 58 |
| 9 | Howard University | English Language & Literature | DC | $73,929 | 21 |
| 10 | Brown University | English Language & Literature | RI | $73,497 | 77 |
| 11 | Lehigh University | English Language & Literature | PA | $71,474 | 18 |
| 12 | Carnegie Mellon University | Rhetoric & Composition | PA | $71,205 | 15 |
| 13 | George Washington University | English Language & Literature | DC | $70,766 | 37 |
| 14 | Boston College | English Language & Literature | MA | $70,141 | 84 |
| 15 | Iowa State University | Rhetoric & Composition | IA | $69,673 | 14 |
| 16 | Tufts University | English Language & Literature | MA | $69,475 | 42 |
| 17 | CUNY York College | English Language & Literature | NY | $69,380 | 18 |
| 18 | University of California-Berkeley | Rhetoric & Composition | CA | $69,373 | 42 |
| 19 | University of Scranton | English Language & Literature | PA | $69,349 | 11 |
| 20 | Williams College | English Language & Literature | MA | $69,065 | 62 |
| 21 | Elon University | English Language & Literature | NC | $68,927 | 18 |
| 22 | University of San Diego | English Language & Literature | CA | $68,752 | 30 |
| 23 | Hobart William Smith Colleges | Rhetoric & Composition | NY | $68,522 | 14 |
| 24 | The University of Texas at Austin | Rhetoric & Composition | TX | $68,314 | 35 |
| 25 | Trinity College | English Language & Literature | CT | $68,063 | 31 |
| 26 | Northeastern University | English Language & Literature | MA | $67,877 | 18 |
| 27 | Villanova University | English Language & Literature | PA | $67,157 | 36 |
| 28 | Clemson University | Rhetoric & Composition | SC | $67,102 | 53 |
| 29 | Loyola Marymount University | English Language & Literature | CA | $66,806 | 49 |
| 30 | Emory University | English Language & Literature | GA | $66,762 | 33 |
| 31 | New York University | English Language & Literature | NY | $66,306 | 18 |
| 32 | Seton Hall University | English Language & Literature | NJ | $65,714 | 22 |
| 33 | Wabash College | Rhetoric & Composition | IN | $65,605 | 11 |
| 34 | Amherst College | English Language & Literature | MA | $65,195 | 25 |
| 35 | Cornell University | English Language & Literature | NY | $65,089 | 44 |
| 36 | Texas Christian University | English Language & Literature | TX | $64,885 | 22 |
| 37 | Binghamton University | English Language & Literature | NY | $64,555 | 103 |
| 38 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | English Language & Literature | VA | $64,225 | 77 |
| 39 | Loyola University Maryland | English Language & Literature | MD | $63,919 | 15 |
| 40 | Fordham University | English Language & Literature | NY | $63,834 | 111 |
| 41 | Providence College | English Language & Literature | RI | $63,736 | 24 |
| 42 | Johns Hopkins University | Rhetoric & Composition | MD | $63,503 | 26 |
| 43 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | English Language & Literature | CA | $63,413 | 49 |
| 44 | Loyola University Maryland | Rhetoric & Composition | MD | $62,745 | 16 |
| 45 | Fairfield University | English Language & Literature | CT | $62,527 | 25 |
| 46 | Marquette University | Rhetoric & Composition | WI | $62,473 | 15 |
| 47 | Yale University | English Language & Literature | CT | $62,440 | 61 |
| 48 | Spelman College | English Language & Literature | GA | $62,425 | 25 |
| 49 | George Mason University | Rhetoric & Composition | VA | $62,383 | 26 |
| 50 | Brandeis University | English Language & Literature | MA | $62,291 | 32 |
Methodology
Programs ranked by highest earning. Only includes bachelor's programs in CIP family 23 (English) with at least 10 completers. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.