PlainCollege

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

456
Schools
Bachelor's
Credential Level
$44,262
National Avg Earnings

Earnings Distribution

Min
$33,844
25th %ile
$37,881
Median
$43,867
75th %ile
$49,468
Max
$76,444
$33,844 $76,444

Top Schools for This Program

School Name State Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Carnegie Mellon University PA 29 $76,444 —
James Madison University VA 36 $64,598 $21,891
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ 12 $63,308 $23,495
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ 48 $63,308 $23,495
Clemson University SC 79 $62,729 $20,250
The University of Texas at Austin TX 49 $55,146 $21,323
Michigan State University MI 35 $55,081 $24,360
Johns Hopkins University MD 45 $54,995 $13,728
George Mason University VA 210 $54,379 $20,000
Chapman University CA 30 $53,340 —
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania PA 30 $52,934 $26,000
DePauw University IN 18 $52,656 —
Oglethorpe University GA — $52,488 $27,000
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale IL 2 $52,421 —
West Chester University of Pennsylvania PA 176 $52,134 —
University of California-Berkeley CA 59 $51,969 $13,000
University of Rhode Island RI 23 $51,684 $20,500
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN 212 $51,465 $18,689
St. Joseph's University-New York NY — $50,810 $21,500
University of North Texas TX 126 $50,652 $17,931
University of Southern California CA 34 $50,044 $19,131
Texas State University TX 0 $49,798 $20,045
University of Houston-Downtown TX 11 $49,683 —
Elmhurst University IL 17 $49,481 $21,500
Texas Tech University TX 157 $49,468 $20,494
Metropolitan State University of Denver CO 62 $49,202 $17,813
Wabash College IN 10 $49,058 $27,000
University of South Florida FL 16 $48,230 —
The University of Texas at Arlington TX — $48,211 $12,917
Missouri State University-Springfield MO 26 $47,992 $21,793
University at Albany NY 0 $47,807 —
University of Wisconsin-Stout WI 25 $47,302 $25,000
Drake University IA 23 $47,254 —
Marquette University WI 22 $47,067 $25,000
Utah State University UT — $46,995 —
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford PA 1 $46,599 $24,046
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg PA 22 $46,599 $24,046
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown PA 10 $46,599 $24,046
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA 282 $46,599 $24,046
Willamette University OR 0 $46,466 —
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH 47 $46,309 —
Old Dominion University VA 218 $45,919 $25,000
Binghamton University NY 47 $45,905 $19,300
Miami University-Oxford OH 70 $45,228 $23,250
Elizabethtown College PA 11 $44,998 $27,000
University of New Mexico-Main Campus NM 113 $44,399 $13,984
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus OH 112 $43,991 $26,000
Emerson College MA 97 $43,925 $23,776
California State University-Los Angeles CA 0 $43,871 $12,500
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO 32 $43,867 $27,649
University of Nebraska at Kearney NE 11 $43,382 —
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania PA 25 $42,826 $26,000
Texas Southern University TX — $42,365 —
Metropolitan State University MN 23 $42,089 $13,095
Bucknell University PA 19 $41,565 —
Iowa State University IA 13 $41,011 —
Georgia Southern University GA 58 $40,745 $25,000
College of Saint Benedict MN 0 $40,713 —
Weber State University UT 23 $40,671 $20,991
San Francisco State University CA 9 $40,620 $16,689
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI 36 $40,555 $13,999
University of North Carolina Wilmington NC 43 $40,400 $26,264
Brandeis University MA 10 $40,368 —
New Mexico State University-Main Campus NM 16 $40,072 —
University of Arizona AZ 59 $39,867 $20,850
University of Houston TX 0 $39,789 —
University of Redlands CA 8 $39,601 —
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt CA 0 $39,169 $15,750
Loyola University Maryland MD 27 $39,009 $27,000
Youngstown State University OH 40 $38,515 $23,085
Rhode Island College RI 0 $38,405 —
Illinois College IL 10 $38,289 —
University of Michigan-Flint MI 10 $38,289 $26,125
Saint Edward's University TX 24 $38,176 $26,000
Pacific Lutheran University WA 14 $37,881 —
Purdue University-Main Campus IN 48 $37,400 $18,875
University of Utah UT 36 $37,281 —
Columbus State University GA 0 $37,240 —
California State University-Long Beach CA 0 $37,017 $15,000
North Central College IL 7 $36,848 —
Baylor University TX 20 $36,668 $17,450
Denison University OH 18 $36,408 —
Champlain College VT 21 $36,401 $26,000
Ferris State University MI 16 $36,336 $21,500
Eastern Michigan University MI 19 $35,941 —
East Tennessee State University TN 18 $35,882 —
Southern New Hampshire University NH 442 $35,776 $23,583
Southwest Minnesota State University MN 3 $35,600 —
Saginaw Valley State University MI 26 $35,518 $26,000
Grand Valley State University MI 37 $35,370 $24,250
Western Connecticut State University CT 19 $35,062 —
CUNY Brooklyn College NY 28 $35,045 —
Taylor University IN 15 $34,915 $18,521
Saint Johns University MN 0 $34,729 —
Syracuse University NY 24 $34,545 $23,250
State University of New York at Plattsburgh NY 11 $34,508 —
Western Michigan University MI 44 $34,119 $24,007
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA 47 $33,995 $14,000
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus WA 27 $33,995 $14,000
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL 35 $33,844 $20,175

About This Data

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Median earnings represent graduates who received federal financial aid. Completers count and debt figures reflect program-level data reported by institutions. Data is updated annually.