English Language and Literature at Utah Tech University

Utah Tech's English program graduates start strong—$42,110 in year one puts them well ahead of the state median ($33,212) and near the top tier among Utah's eight English programs. With just $16,530 in typical debt, graduates face one of the lowest debt burdens nationally for English majors, creating a manageable 0.39 debt-to-earnings ratio that beats most liberal arts programs by a wide margin.

The significant drop to $34,216 by year four deserves attention, though it's hard to know whether this reflects actual career trajectories or just noise in a small dataset (under 30 graduates tracked). English majors often take winding career paths—freelancing, graduate school, career changes—that can create volatile early-career earnings patterns. What matters more is that even the lower year-four figure still exceeds the national median for English graduates, and the debt remains refreshingly low compared to the $24,529 national average.

For parents worried about the classic "English major" stereotype of underemployment and crushing debt, this program flips that script. Your student would graduate with less debt than most English majors nationwide while earning more initially than 80% of Utah English graduates. Just understand the small sample size means these numbers could shift significantly with future cohorts.