COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
FIELD 23.01 · UNITID 203517BACHELOR'S DEGREE

KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AT KENT

English Language and Literature, General

Published outcomes for this field-and-credential combination—not every graduate, every campus, or a forecast of an individual's result.

Median earnings$36,241working, not enrolled · 4 years
Median debt$26,000Stafford + Grad PLUS · all schools
Working graduates95four-year earnings cohort
Two-year awards144IPEDS pooled debt-cohort years
Not a return-on-investment calculation.

Annual earnings and cumulative debt describe separate federal measures. The debt-to-earnings percentage below is a descriptive scale comparison only; it is not a payment ratio or payback period.

01 / SAME-FIELD CONTEXT

Where this record sits

Four-year earnings percentile2thhigher than about 2% of published same-field, same-credential peers
Debt position19%lower median debt than about 19% of published peers

Peer group: 113 institution-program records meeting the 75-working-graduate threshold with non-suppressed earnings and debt.

02 / PEER RECORDS

Same field and credential

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Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA · Bachelor's Degree$70,141 earnings · $18,832 debtNew York UniversityNew York, NY · Bachelor's Degree$66,306 earnings · $22,625 debtBinghamton UniversityVestal, NY · Bachelor's Degree$64,555 earnings · $21,500 debtVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA · Bachelor's Degree$64,225 earnings · $21,625 debtFordham UniversityBronx, NY · Bachelor's Degree$63,834 earnings · $27,000 debtUniversity of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA · Bachelor's Degree$60,187 earnings · $13,500 debtUniversity of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA · Bachelor's Degree$59,334 earnings · $17,550 debtUniversity of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD · Bachelor's Degree$59,288 earnings · $21,500 debtUniversity of California-DavisDavis, CA · Bachelor's Degree$59,012 earnings · $13,900 debtRowan UniversityGlassboro, NJ · Bachelor's Degree$57,895 earnings · $26,554 debtUniversity of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI · Bachelor's Degree$57,809 earnings · $16,937 debtCUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, NY · Bachelor's Degree$56,768 earnings · $9,848 debtTexas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, TX · Bachelor's Degree$56,703 earnings · $19,937 debtSan Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, CA · Bachelor's Degree$56,297 earnings · $17,243 debtUniversity of DelawareNewark, DE · Bachelor's Degree$56,243 earnings · $26,000 debtGeorge Mason UniversityFairfax, VA · Bachelor's Degree$56,071 earnings · $22,502 debtCUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, NY · Bachelor's Degree$55,759 earnings · $12,431 debtUniversity of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA · Bachelor's Degree$55,412 earnings · $15,000 debt
03 / RETURN TO INSTITUTION

Kent State University at Kent

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