Highest Earning Master's English Programs
These are the highest earning master's english programs, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 50 programs, with Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia leading at $129,192.
| Rank | Institution | Program | State | Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | Rhetoric & Composition | PA | $129,192 | 10 |
| 2 | Georgetown University | English Language & Literature | DC | $101,463 | 21 |
| 3 | Johns Hopkins University | Rhetoric & Composition | MD | $79,084 | 123 |
| 4 | Carnegie Mellon University | Rhetoric & Composition | PA | $78,716 | 20 |
| 5 | Wayne State University | English Language & Literature | MI | $76,201 | 11 |
| 6 | Middlebury College | English Language & Literature | VT | $75,807 | 76 |
| 7 | Texas Tech University | Rhetoric & Composition | TX | $75,064 | 16 |
| 8 | Boise State University | Rhetoric & Composition | ID | $73,481 | 19 |
| 9 | San Diego State University | Rhetoric & Composition | CA | $73,113 | 30 |
| 10 | College of Staten Island CUNY | English Language & Literature | NY | $71,707 | 8 |
| 11 | University of San Francisco | Rhetoric & Composition | CA | $71,471 | 31 |
| 12 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | English Language & Literature | CA | $69,842 | 20 |
| 13 | Salem State University | English Language & Literature | MA | $69,754 | 5 |
| 14 | New York University | Rhetoric & Composition | NY | $69,371 | 74 |
| 15 | Kennesaw State University | Rhetoric & Composition | GA | $68,762 | 28 |
| 16 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | English Language & Literature | MD | $68,760 | 5 |
| 17 | Towson University | Rhetoric & Composition | MD | $68,342 | 9 |
| 18 | The New School | Rhetoric & Composition | NY | $67,958 | 90 |
| 19 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | Rhetoric & Composition | NJ | $67,441 | 22 |
| 20 | Savannah College of Art and Design | Rhetoric & Composition | GA | $66,625 | 18 |
| 21 | National University | English Language & Literature | CA | $66,189 | 71 |
| 22 | The College of New Jersey | English Language & Literature | NJ | $66,123 | 18 |
| 23 | University of Houston-Downtown | Rhetoric & Composition | TX | $66,115 | 11 |
| 24 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | English Language & Literature | AZ | $65,658 | 15 |
| 25 | Arizona State University Digital Immersion | English Language & Literature | AZ | $65,658 | 123 |
| 26 | Miami University-Oxford | Rhetoric & Composition | OH | $65,408 | 15 |
| 27 | Texas State University | Rhetoric & Composition | TX | $65,348 | 41 |
| 28 | Monmouth University | English Language & Literature | NJ | $65,238 | 6 |
| 29 | Warren Wilson College | Rhetoric & Composition | NC | $65,232 | 29 |
| 30 | Chapman University | Rhetoric & Composition | CA | $65,144 | 26 |
| 31 | University of Massachusetts-Boston | English Language & Literature | MA | $64,893 | 21 |
| 32 | Boston College | English Language & Literature | MA | $64,159 | 25 |
| 33 | California State University-Fullerton | English Language & Literature | CA | $63,212 | 11 |
| 34 | California State University-Los Angeles | English Language & Literature | CA | $62,904 | 12 |
| 35 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | English Language & Literature | TX | $62,899 | 19 |
| 36 | Bridgewater State University | English Language & Literature | MA | $62,844 | 12 |
| 37 | George Mason University | Rhetoric & Composition | VA | $62,682 | 19 |
| 38 | Eastern Washington University | Rhetoric & Composition | WA | $62,225 | 26 |
| 39 | San Francisco State University | Rhetoric & Composition | CA | $62,221 | 23 |
| 40 | San Francisco State University | English Language & Literature | CA | $62,210 | 50 |
| 41 | California State University-Northridge | English Language & Literature | CA | $61,735 | 45 |
| 42 | Miami University-Oxford | English Language & Literature | OH | $61,269 | 42 |
| 43 | CUNY Brooklyn College | Rhetoric & Composition | NY | $60,959 | 33 |
| 44 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | English Language & Literature | NC | $60,452 | 33 |
| 45 | University of California-Riverside | Rhetoric & Composition | CA | $60,371 | 49 |
| 46 | The University of Texas at El Paso | Rhetoric & Composition | TX | $59,922 | 32 |
| 47 | New York University | Literature | NY | $59,921 | 35 |
| 48 | DePaul University | Rhetoric & Composition | IL | $59,820 | 29 |
| 49 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | Rhetoric & Composition | OH | $59,450 | 48 |
| 50 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Rhetoric & Composition | NC | $59,425 | 21 |
Methodology
Programs ranked by highest earning. Only includes master's programs in CIP family 23 (English) with at least 10 completers. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.