East Texas A&M University English (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in English Language and Literature, General
- Public university
- Commerce, TX
- About 20 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
East Texas A&M University English graduates earn more than graduates of most English programs nationally, $43,470 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $13,407 in federal loans, less than at 97% of English programs in the country. It is one of the higher-paying English degrees in Texas.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Texas and national columns are the medians across all English bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Debt and first-year pay at every Texas English program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Texas medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $142 a month, or 3.9% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
100% of graduates (22 of 22) were working in Texas one year after graduating. Prices in the Dallas area are about 3% above the national average, so a $43,470 salary here buys what about $42,167 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
$63,590Median pay in Texas. 111,660 people work in this job in Texas. 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.
Proofreaders and Copy Markers
$41,990Median pay in Texas. 200 people work in this job in Texas. 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.
About East Texas A&M University
English ranks 13th of 25 bachelor's programs at East Texas A&M University by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($76,559), Construction Engineering ($70,457), and Management Science ($63,945).
Other English bachelor's programs near Commerce
Common questions
The median graduate earns $43,470 one year after graduating. The median across English bachelor's programs in Texas is $32,990.
The median federal loan balance is $13,407, which ranks the lowest of 27 English bachelor's programs in Texas. That works out to about $142 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 31% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 77%.
Most do. 100% (22 of 22) were working in Texas one year after graduating.
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 Texas 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