| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Bachelor’s | Emory University | Bachelor’s | $54,848 | $12,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Bachelor’s | University of South Florida | Bachelor’s | $54,778 | $13,874 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Master’s | National University | Master’s | $54,662 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Quinnipiac University | Bachelor’s | $54,574 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | California State University-Stanislaus | Bachelor’s | $54,501 | $11,702 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | Bachelor’s | $54,500 | $18,827 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Connecticut College | Bachelor’s | $54,495 | $26,000 |
| Literature, Bachelor’s | American University | Bachelor’s | $54,436 | $21,500 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Master’s | Fairfield University | Master’s | $54,424 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Master’s | University of North Florida | Master’s | $54,367 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | University of California-Irvine | Bachelor’s | $54,299 | $11,971 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | University of Colorado Boulder | Bachelor’s | $54,085 | $14,417 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Flagler College | Bachelor’s | $53,263 | $19,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | California State University-East Bay | Bachelor’s | $53,147 | $15,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Florida State University | Bachelor’s | $52,602 | $15,750 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | California Lutheran University | Bachelor’s | $52,428 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | California State University-Bakersfield | Bachelor’s | $52,420 | $8,670 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | California State University-Los Angeles | Bachelor’s | $52,259 | $17,982 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | University of Georgia | Bachelor’s | $51,988 | $16,625 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Metropolitan State University of Denver | Bachelor’s | $51,955 | $26,693 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | California State University-Fullerton | Bachelor’s | $51,845 | $15,043 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | University of South Alabama | Bachelor’s | $51,718 | $23,555 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Bachelor’s | California State University-Los Angeles | Bachelor’s | $51,414 | $14,400 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Eastern Connecticut State University | Bachelor’s | $51,257 | $21,125 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Master’s | The University of Alabama | Master’s | $51,194 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | University of Redlands | Bachelor’s | $50,810 | $27,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Southern Connecticut State University | Bachelor’s | $50,725 | $19,904 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | University of California-Riverside | Bachelor’s | $50,712 | $15,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | California State University-Sacramento | Bachelor’s | $50,680 | $14,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Master’s | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | Master’s | $50,330 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Bachelor’s | $50,205 | $18,656 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | California State University-Long Beach | Bachelor’s | $49,804 | $12,779 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Georgia State University | Bachelor’s | $49,792 | $20,692 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | University of San Francisco | Bachelor’s | $49,684 | $23,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | San Diego State University | Bachelor’s | $49,406 | $15,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | University of Denver | Bachelor’s | $49,287 | $22,250 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | California State University-Chico | Bachelor’s | $49,189 | $12,371 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | University of Florida | Bachelor’s | $49,046 | $13,131 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Hendrix College | Bachelor’s | $48,969 | $25,125 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Bachelor’s | Oglethorpe University | Bachelor’s | $48,774 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | University of Alabama at Birmingham | Bachelor’s | $48,706 | $18,336 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Bachelor’s | Savannah College of Art and Design | Bachelor’s | $48,189 | $22,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Master’s | San Diego State University | Master’s | $48,158 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | University of Arkansas | Bachelor’s | $47,809 | $20,965 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Athens State University | Bachelor’s | $47,773 | $14,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Bachelor’s | $47,721 | $15,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | California State University-Northridge | Bachelor’s | $47,660 | $15,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Florida International University | Bachelor’s | $47,659 | $16,250 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Florida Atlantic University | Bachelor’s | $47,642 | $17,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Bachelor’s | Georgia Southern University | Bachelor’s | $47,439 | $25,093 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | California State University-Fresno | Bachelor’s | $47,223 | $13,186 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | University of North Alabama | Bachelor’s | $47,150 | $20,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Master’s | California State University-Long Beach | Master’s | $47,026 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Troy University | Bachelor’s | $46,923 | $29,166 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Morehouse College | Bachelor’s | $46,847 | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Bachelor’s | University of Montevallo | Bachelor’s | $46,767 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | University of Central Florida | Bachelor’s | $46,532 | $18,750 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | University of Northern Colorado | Bachelor’s | $46,455 | $22,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | University of New Haven | Bachelor’s | $46,356 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | Bachelor’s | $46,154 | $19,599 |