PlainCollege

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

276
Schools
Master's
Credential Level
$47,135
National Avg Earnings

Earnings Distribution

Min
$29,685
25th %ile
$38,729
Median
$44,550
75th %ile
$54,337
Max
$101,596
$29,685 $101,596

Top Schools for This Program

School Name State Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA 8 $101,596 —
University of Washington-Bothell Campus WA 14 $101,596 —
Northeastern University MA — $77,360 —
Northeastern University Professional Programs MA 14 $77,360 —
Clemson University SC 6 $75,908 —
Mount Saint Mary's University CA 12 $70,010 —
George Mason University VA 28 $63,463 $41,000
Arcadia University PA 14 $62,209 —
Ashland University OH 13 $61,708 —
University of Southern California CA 9 $61,083 —
Fairfield University CT 22 $60,929 $28,105
Rutgers University-Camden NJ 3 $59,007 —
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ — $59,007 —
Rutgers University-Newark NJ 16 $59,007 —
University of California-Riverside CA 47 $58,808 $48,635
Johns Hopkins University MD 60 $57,889 $33,763
Towson University MD 13 $57,777 —
Carnegie Mellon University PA 13 $57,318 $29,204
University of Houston-Downtown TX 15 $57,108 —
CUNY City College NY 24 $56,929 —
University of North Texas TX 20 $55,672 —
Kennesaw State University GA 20 $55,464 —
California State University-Fresno CA 15 $55,227 —
San Francisco State University CA 18 $54,427 $29,503
Chapman University CA 13 $54,337 —
CUNY Hunter College NY 13 $53,323 —
Texas State University TX 40 $52,717 $31,917
Metropolitan State University MN 11 $52,107 —
Texas Tech University TX 27 $52,107 —
University of San Francisco CA 30 $51,069 $51,250
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley TX 10 $50,856 —
DePaul University IL 32 $50,336 $34,166
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC 24 $49,988 —
Northern Arizona University AZ 39 $48,870 $30,366
The University of Montana MT 12 $48,677 —
Columbia College Chicago IL 26 $48,195 $48,604
Sarah Lawrence College NY 45 $48,003 $41,000
New York University NY 47 $47,627 $44,551
University of Arkansas at Little Rock AR 17 $47,260 —
St. Joseph's University-New York NY 12 $47,260 —
Lindenwood University MO 82 $47,024 $38,036
Columbia University in the City of New York NY 128 $46,668 $88,235
University of North Carolina Wilmington NC 15 $46,618 —
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development NM 29 $46,607 —
California State University-Long Beach CA 9 $46,087 —
Spalding University KY 22 $45,375 $51,250
National University CA 37 $45,258 $40,760
Miami University-Oxford OH 20 $44,860 —
Queens University of Charlotte NC 38 $44,845 $45,073
The New School NY 90 $44,550 $41,000
Portland State University OR 23 $44,418 $41,000
Hamline University MN 41 $44,399 $45,218
University of Houston TX 5 $44,384 —
Norwich University VT — $43,953 $41,000
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus OH 36 $43,877 $23,588
The University of Texas at El Paso TX 26 $43,847 $37,705
California College of the Arts CA 8 $43,465 —
Pacific Lutheran University WA 16 $43,426 —
University at Albany NY 0 $43,055 —
Oregon State University OR 21 $42,520 —
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR 0 $42,520 —
California Institute of the Arts CA 17 $42,175 $61,000
Saint Mary's College of California CA 22 $42,032 —
University of New Orleans LA 31 $41,560 $41,812
Eastern Washington University WA 14 $41,163 —
University of South Florida FL 8 $41,025 —
Emerson College MA 34 $40,140 $61,500
University of Maryland-College Park MD 7 $39,927 —
University of Iowa IA 53 $39,506 —
Minnesota State University-Mankato MN 13 $39,233 —
Chatham University PA 24 $39,023 $37,450
Florida International University FL 5 $38,871 —
The University of Tampa FL 17 $38,830 —
Seton Hill University PA 19 $38,811 —
CUNY Queens College NY 16 $38,729 —
California State University-San Bernardino CA 20 $38,502 —
Manhattanville University NY 9 $38,289 —
Full Sail University FL 139 $38,008 $35,077
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH 16 $37,568 —
West Virginia University WV 11 $37,543 —
Hollins University VA 10 $36,947 —
University of Arizona AZ 10 $36,848 —
Boise State University ID 12 $36,668 —
Liberty University VA 44 $35,180 $37,332
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV 15 $35,060 —
Oklahoma City University OK 7 $35,060 —
National Louis University IL 14 $33,993 —
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus NJ — $33,987 $37,523
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus NJ 27 $33,987 $37,523
University of Nebraska at Omaha NE 3 $33,581 —
Wilkes University PA 36 $33,352 $36,000
CUNY Brooklyn College NY 25 $32,925 —
University of Southern Maine ME 38 $32,661 $41,000
American University DC 13 $31,741 —
Lesley University MA 33 $31,133 $41,000
The University of Alabama AL 18 $30,771 —
Georgia College & State University GA 9 $30,771 —
Stony Brook University NY 16 $30,409 —
Virginia Commonwealth University VA 8 $30,409 —
University of Oregon OR 8 $29,685 —

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.