| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Northern Arizona University | Bachelor’s | $45,915 | $14,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Georgia Southern University | Bachelor’s | $45,901 | $25,993 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Dalton State College | Bachelor’s | $45,747 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Bachelor’s | $45,610 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | University of South Florida | Bachelor’s | $45,178 | $14,320 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Master’s | Full Sail University | Master’s | $44,962 | $40,527 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Georgia College & State University | Bachelor’s | $44,931 | $23,250 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | University of Central Arkansas | Bachelor’s | $44,809 | $18,750 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | The University of Alabama | Bachelor’s | $44,278 | $21,375 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Bachelor’s | University of Arizona | Bachelor’s | $44,260 | $16,500 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Bachelor’s | Chapman University | Bachelor’s | $44,183 | $19,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Auburn University | Bachelor’s | $44,158 | $21,622 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | University of Arizona | Bachelor’s | $44,058 | $16,625 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Colorado State University Pueblo | Bachelor’s | $44,045 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Colorado Mesa University | Bachelor’s | $43,733 | $16,754 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | California State University-San Bernardino | Bachelor’s | $43,648 | $11,375 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | Bachelor’s | $43,310 | $12,713 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Biola University | Bachelor’s | $43,154 | $24,250 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Jacksonville State University | Bachelor’s | $42,655 | $25,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | Bachelor’s | $42,627 | $16,750 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | University of North Florida | Bachelor’s | $42,390 | $13,100 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Columbus State University | Bachelor’s | $42,316 | $19,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Bachelor’s | California State University-San Bernardino | Bachelor’s | $42,232 | $14,375 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Associate’s | San Diego Mesa College | Associate’s | $41,826 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Fort Lewis College | Bachelor’s | $41,653 | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Bachelor’s | University of Southern California | Bachelor’s | $41,637 | $17,727 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Bachelor’s | California State University-Long Beach | Bachelor’s | $41,123 | $13,588 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Bachelor’s | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | Bachelor’s | $41,105 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Saint Leo University | Bachelor’s | $41,070 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Western Colorado University | Bachelor’s | $39,414 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | University of Hartford | Bachelor’s | $38,589 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Arkansas State University | Bachelor’s | $38,366 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Associate’s | Santa Ana College | Associate’s | $38,049 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Harding University | Bachelor’s | $37,384 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | University of Alaska Anchorage | Bachelor’s | $37,326 | — |
| Literature, Bachelor’s | Grand Canyon University | Bachelor’s | $36,986 | — |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other, Associate’s | Butte College | Associate’s | $36,307 | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Associate’s | Full Sail University | Associate’s | $36,220 | $24,213 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | University of Montevallo | Bachelor’s | $35,858 | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Bachelor’s | University of California-Riverside | Bachelor’s | $35,583 | $16,448 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Associate’s | College of the Sequoias | Associate’s | $35,174 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Associate’s | Riverside City College | Associate’s | $34,561 | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Master’s | California Institute of the Arts | Master’s | $34,026 | $115,588 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | University of West Florida | Bachelor’s | $33,671 | $14,500 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Bachelor’s | Full Sail University | Bachelor’s | $33,429 | $34,737 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Bachelor’s | University of Central Arkansas | Bachelor’s | $32,267 | $20,125 |
| English Language and Literature, General, Associate’s | Mt San Antonio College | Associate’s | $31,741 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Undergraduate certificate | Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee | Undergraduate certificate | $31,098 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Clayton State University | Bachelor’s | $31,053 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Associate’s | San Diego City College | Associate’s | $28,005 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Associate’s | Fresno City College | Associate’s | $27,162 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Associate’s | Cerritos College | Associate’s | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Associate’s | College of the Canyons | Associate’s | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Associate’s | El Camino Community College District | Associate’s | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Associate’s | Pasadena City College | Associate’s | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Arkansas Tech University | Bachelor’s | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Azusa Pacific University | Bachelor’s | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Samford University | Bachelor’s | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | San Jose State University | Bachelor’s | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’s | Santa Clara University | Bachelor’s | — | — |