English Language and Literature, General graduates from CUNY Bernard M Baruch College earn $59,994 median salary, above the national average for this program.

English Language and Literature, General at CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

New York, New York • Bachelor's

Median Earnings
$59,994
Graduates earn above the national average for this program

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for English Language and Literature, General at CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

This page combines two federal data products: IPEDS institutional characteristics for CUNY Bernard M Baruch College and the College Scorecard field-of-study (FOS) file for English Language and Literature, General at the bachelor's credential level. The FOS file is keyed by CIP (Classification of Instructional Programs) code, which means earnings and debt figures here reflect only graduates of this specific program – not the school as a whole. IPEDS reports 24 completers in the most recent cohort for this program at CUNY Bernard M Baruch College, the denominator behind the median earnings figure.

Median graduate earnings of $59,994 represent Treasury-derived wages, deferred compensation, and positive self-employment earnings four years after program completion for federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled. Compared to the national mean of $49,430 across all institutions offering English Language and Literature, General, graduates here earn above the national average for this program. Across all programs at CUNY Bernard M Baruch College, the mean median-earnings figure is $88,582, providing internal context for whether this specific field out-earns other options at the same institution.

Debt signals complete the ROI picture. Median federal debt is not separately reported for this program at this school. Program-level debt and four-year post-completion earnings come from the Department of Education’s College Scorecard field-of-study snapshot retrieved in March 2026.

Earnings Comparison

This School
$59,994
English Language and Literature, General
National Average
$49,430
All schools, same program
School Average
$88,582
All programs at CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

Program Details

Bachelor's
Credential Level
24
Completers (IPEDS)
1,283
Schools Offering

Debt & ROI

$59,994
Median Earnings

English Language and Literature, General at Other Schools

School Median Earnings Median Debt
Stanford University $82,036 -
Seattle University $78,906 $19,500
Georgetown University $78,370 $16,000
University of Chicago $78,169 -
Wake Forest University $77,847 $19,500
College of the Holy Cross $74,214 $27,000
Howard University $73,929 -
Brown University $73,497 $12,974
Lehigh University $71,474 $19,707
George Washington University $70,766 $23,250

About the Data

Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Field of Study file. Earnings are median earnings for graduates after completion, drawn from U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal financial aid applicants. Institutional characteristics come from IPEDS. Debt figures represent the median cumulative federal loan debt at graduation.

PlainCollege's Scorecard snapshots, retrieved March–July 2026, contain 6,243 postsecondary institutions and 70,827 school-and-program earnings records.