How much debt do College of Wooster English graduates have?

The median federal loan balance is $26,717, which ranks 13th lowest of 18 English bachelor's programs in Ohio. That works out to about $283 a month over 10 years.

Is a English degree from College of Wooster worth it?

It depends on your other options. Debt equals 87% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 77%. Compare the cost with other Ohio programs before deciding.

College of Wooster English (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt

Bachelor's in English Language and Literature, General
Private nonprofit college
Wooster, OH
About 15 graduates a year

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

College of Wooster English graduates earn about what English graduates earn nationally, $30,746 in their first year. Debt is high. The typical graduate leaves with $26,717 in federal loans, more than at 76% of English programs in the country. It is one of the higher-paying English degrees in Ohio.

First-year earnings$30,74653rd percentile of 471 programs nationally

Earnings after 5 years$37,75323% more than year one

Median federal debt$26,71713th lowest of 18 Ohio programs

Debt-to-earnings87%Ohio median 93%, national 77%

How it compares

Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Ohio and national columns are the medians across all English bachelor's programs that report the figure.

	College of Wooster	Ohio	National
Earnings, 1 year after graduating	$30,746	$27,355	$30,195
Earnings, 5 years after graduating	$37,753	$44,320	$47,348
Median federal debt at graduation	$26,717	$26,000	$24,498
Debt as share of first-year pay	87%	93%	77%
Programs compared		18	471

Five years out, College of Wooster graduates earn less than the national figure and about $6,567 less than the Ohio median. Several Ohio programs with higher debt show higher pay by the five-year mark.

Debt and first-year pay at every Ohio English program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Ohio medians.

College of WoosterOther Ohio programs

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

What graduates earn over time

Pay rises about 23% between the first and fifth year.

College of Wooster grads, year 1$30,746

College of Wooster grads, year 5$37,753

All Ohio English grads, year 5$44,320

Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.

Paying back the loans

On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $283 a month, or 11.0% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.

Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth

Prices in the parts of Ohio outside metro areas are about 12% below the national average, so a $30,746 salary here buys what about $34,815 buys in a typical US city.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to English, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

$78,800

Median pay in Ohio. 49,540 people work in this job in Ohio. Nationally, jobs are projected to stay about the same in number from 2025 to 2035, with about 63,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $48,370Top 10%: $103,150

Proofreaders and Copy Markers

$55,560

Median pay in Ohio. 100 people work in this job in Ohio. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 1% from 2025 to 2035, with about 1,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $29,670Top 10%: $71,980

About College of Wooster

Tuition and fees	$61,640 / year
Average net price after aid	$23,458 / year
Admission rate	60%
Graduation rate (within 6 years)	74%
Undergraduate students	1,730

English ranks 5th of 8 bachelor's programs at College of Wooster by first-year earnings. The top three are Communications ($39,527), Political Science ($38,727), and Biology ($32,462).

Other English bachelor's programs near Wooster

School	Distance	Year 1 pay	Debt
College of WoosterWooster, OH · private nonprofit		$30,746	$26,717
University of AkronAkron, OH · public	29 mi	$23,923	$28,250
Oberlin CollegeOberlin, OH · private nonprofit	36 mi	$19,734	$26,000
Kent StateKent, OH · public	39 mi	$22,318	$26,000
Kenyon CollegeGambier, OH · private nonprofit	39 mi	$29,962	$19,000
Baldwin Wallace UniversityBerea, OH · private nonprofit	39 mi	$26,760	$27,000
Cleveland StateCleveland, OH · public	50 mi	$28,649	$25,831
John Carroll UniversityUniversity Heights, OH · private nonprofit	51 mi	$29,095	$26,188

Common questions

The median graduate earns $30,746 one year after graduating and $37,753 five years after. The median across English bachelor's programs in Ohio is $27,355.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Ohio comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the English program.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024

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