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.