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What can you do with a
Literature degree?

Literature is mid-paying, AI barely touches it, but escape routes are thin.

Is this major worth the money?

Real graduate earnings vs. the debt you'd carry — and how long it takes to pay off.
92.6 yrs
to pay back the degree
+$2k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$46,584
Typical debt
$26,105
4-yr net cost
$104,008
Monthly loan payment
$297/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

3 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Editorsstretch
AI risk 25 → 65 future · +0.6% demand
$75,000
Writers and Authorsstretch
AI risk 25 → 87 future · +3.6% demand
$72,620
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondarycommon
AI risk 36 → 53 future · +0.0% demand
$67,222
● green = AI-safe · red = AI-exposed · click any career for the full breakdown
How this is built. We take every career this major leads to (CIP→SOC official crosswalk), then join each one's real salary (BLS/DOL), AI exposure (O*NET + model), demand growth, and skill-based escape routes. ROI from College Scorecard. Every figure here is joined from official sources, not estimated.