| English Language and Literature, General, Master’s | Georgetown University | Master’s | $101,463 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Georgetown University | Bachelor’s | $78,370 | $15,625 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Doctorate | Emory University | Doctorate | $75,551 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Howard University | Bachelor’s | $73,929 | $25,500 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Master’s | San Diego State University | Master’s | $73,113 | $35,265 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Master’s | University of San Francisco | Master’s | $71,471 | $67,626 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | George Washington University | Bachelor’s | $70,766 | $23,750 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Master’s | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Master’s | $69,842 | $41,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Doctorate | University of Florida | Doctorate | $69,667 | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Bachelor’s | University of California-Berkeley | Bachelor’s | $69,373 | $12,136 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | University of San Diego | Bachelor’s | $68,752 | $24,625 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Trinity College | Bachelor’s | $68,063 | $21,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Northeastern University Oakland | Bachelor’s | $67,877 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Doctorate | University of California-Riverside | Doctorate | $67,356 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Loyola Marymount University | Bachelor’s | $66,806 | $16,087 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Emory University | Bachelor’s | $66,762 | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Master’s | Savannah College of Art and Design | Master’s | $66,625 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Master’s | National University | Master’s | $66,189 | $28,655 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Master’s | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Master’s | $65,658 | $32,606 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Master’s | Chapman University | Master’s | $65,144 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | Bachelor’s | $63,413 | $20,833 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Master’s | California State University-Fullerton | Master’s | $63,212 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Master’s | California State University-Los Angeles | Master’s | $62,904 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Fairfield University | Bachelor’s | $62,527 | $26,672 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Yale University | Bachelor’s | $62,440 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Spelman College | Bachelor’s | $62,425 | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Master’s | San Francisco State University | Master’s | $62,221 | $66,596 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Master’s | San Francisco State University | Master’s | $62,210 | $41,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Master’s | California State University-Northridge | Master’s | $61,735 | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Bachelor’s | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Bachelor’s | $61,676 | $25,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Master’s | University of California-Riverside | Master’s | $60,371 | $75,721 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Doctorate | Florida State University | Doctorate | $60,363 | $47,258 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | University of California-Berkeley | Bachelor’s | $60,187 | $12,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Sonoma State University | Bachelor’s | $59,418 | $14,190 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | University of Southern California | Bachelor’s | $59,345 | $19,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | University of California-Santa Barbara | Bachelor’s | $59,334 | $11,601 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Bachelor’s | Grand Canyon University | Bachelor’s | $59,281 | $25,986 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | National University | Bachelor’s | $59,192 | $25,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Bachelor’s | San Francisco State University | Bachelor’s | $59,032 | $16,085 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | University of California-Davis | Bachelor’s | $59,012 | $13,500 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Bachelor’s | Metropolitan State University of Denver | Bachelor’s | $58,918 | $18,120 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Doctorate | Georgia State University | Doctorate | $58,877 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Westmont College | Bachelor’s | $58,459 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Chapman University | Bachelor’s | $58,055 | $16,750 |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other, Bachelor’s | University of California-San Diego | Bachelor’s | $57,900 | $12,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Saint Mary's College of California | Bachelor’s | $57,651 | — |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other, Bachelor’s | California State University-Dominguez Hills | Bachelor’s | $57,245 | $18,548 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | California Baptist University | Bachelor’s | $56,656 | $16,375 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Master’s | Northern Arizona University | Master’s | $56,638 | $41,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | San Francisco State University | Bachelor’s | $56,297 | $15,833 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | University of Delaware | Bachelor’s | $56,243 | $22,608 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | University of California-San Diego | Bachelor’s | $56,097 | $13,954 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Rollins College | Bachelor’s | $55,912 | $27,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Whittier College | Bachelor’s | $55,536 | $20,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Sacred Heart University | Bachelor’s | $55,399 | $23,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | University of Connecticut | Bachelor’s | $55,376 | $19,474 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Bachelor’s | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | Bachelor’s | $55,361 | $21,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | University of California-Los Angeles | Bachelor’s | $55,346 | $12,321 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Central Connecticut State University | Bachelor’s | $55,295 | $25,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | California State University-Dominguez Hills | Bachelor’s | $55,081 | — |