In addition to meeting application requirements, you’ll have to consider how much it will cost to study at your dream school. Colleges and universities offer scholarships and financial aid, as do corporations, associations, and the government. You might be surprised by the options you discover. To help you get a sense of your baseline education costs, here are the typical tuition rates for a literature degree:

average yearly tuition as per the most recent US census data
$ 12,251 per year
Average in-state tuition in 2017

44% above average compared to other degrees

$ 28,568 per year
Average out-of-state tuition in 2017

39% above average compared to other degrees

$ 40,990 per year
Average private tuition in 2017

25% above average compared to other degrees

What do literature graduates earn?

Literature students make an average of $68,967 per year after graduation. This is 3% above average compared to other undergraduate degrees.

$ 68,967 per year
Average graduate salary in 2017

Top 62% of degrees

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% of people underpaid in 2019

0% above average compared to other degrees

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