How much debt do UTEP English graduates have?

The median federal loan balance is $22,500, which ranks 17th lowest of 27 English bachelor's programs in Texas. That works out to about $239 a month over 10 years.

Is a English degree from UTEP worth it?

On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 76% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 77%. If the highest possible early salary is the main goal, several Texas programs report higher pay.

Do UTEP English graduates stay in Texas?

Most do. 92% (46 of 50) were working in Texas one year after graduating.

UTEP English (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt

Bachelor's in English Language and Literature, General
Public university
El Paso, TX
About 46 graduates a year

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

UTEP English graduates earn about what English graduates earn nationally, $29,550 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $22,500 in federal loans, close to the national median of $24,498. Several Texas programs report higher pay.

First-year earnings$29,55046th percentile of 471 programs nationally

Earnings after 5 years$47,37360% more than year one

Median federal debt$22,50017th lowest of 27 Texas programs

Debt-to-earnings76%Texas median 66%, national 77%

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.

	UTEP	Texas	National
Earnings, 1 year after graduating	$29,550	$32,990	$30,195
Earnings, 5 years after graduating	$47,373	$47,706	$47,348
Median federal debt at graduation	$22,500	$21,500	$24,498
Debt as share of first-year pay	76%	66%	77%
Programs compared		30	471

Five years out, UTEP graduates earn about the national figure and about the same as the Texas median.

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.

UTEPOther Texas 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 60% between the first and fifth year.

UTEP grads, year 1$29,550

UTEP grads, year 5$47,373

All Texas English grads, year 5$47,706

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 $239 a month, or 9.7% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.

Two years into repayment (48 borrowers)	Share
Paused payments (forbearance)	20–39%

The government publishes these as ranges to protect privacy. They were measured in 2018 to 2020, partly during the pandemic pause on federal loan payments, so the forbearance share may be higher than usual.

Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth

92% of graduates (46 of 50) were working in Texas one year after graduating. Prices in the El Paso area are about 10% below the national average, so a $29,550 salary here buys what about $32,865 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

$63,590

Median 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.

Bottom 10%: $50,410Top 10%: $78,020

Proofreaders and Copy Markers

$41,990

Median 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.

Bottom 10%: $32,010Top 10%: $65,460

About UTEP

In-state tuition and fees	$9,744 / year
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$25,502 / year
Average net price after aid	$9,403 / year
Admission rate	100%
Graduation rate (within 6 years)	50%
Undergraduate students	21,005

English ranks 24th of 39 bachelor's programs at UTEP by first-year earnings. The top three are Electrical Engineering ($74,285), Computer and Information Science ($73,311), and Nursing ($72,429).

Common questions

The median graduate earns $29,550 one year after graduating and $47,373 five years after. The median across English bachelor's programs in Texas is $32,990.

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

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