Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies graduates from Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development earn $50,651 median salary, below the national average for this program.

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies at Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development

Santa Fe, New Mexico • Master's

Median Earnings
$50,651
Graduates earn below the national average for this program

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies at Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development

This page combines two federal data products: IPEDS institutional characteristics for Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development and the College Scorecard field-of-study (FOS) file for Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies at the master's credential level. The FOS file is keyed by CIP (Classification of Instructional Programs) code, which means earnings and debt figures here reflect only graduates of this specific program – not the school as a whole. IPEDS reports 15 completers in the most recent cohort for this program at Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, the denominator behind the median earnings figure.

Median graduate earnings of $50,651 represent Treasury-derived wages, deferred compensation, and positive self-employment earnings four years after program completion for federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled. Compared to the national mean of $58,829 across all institutions offering Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, graduates here earn below the national average for this program. Across all programs at Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, the mean median-earnings figure is $41,096, providing internal context for whether this specific field out-earns other options at the same institution.

Debt signals complete the ROI picture. Median federal debt is not separately reported for this program at this school. Program-level debt and four-year post-completion earnings come from the Department of Education’s College Scorecard field-of-study snapshot retrieved in March 2026.

Earnings Comparison

This School
$50,651
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
National Average
$58,829
All schools, same program
School Average
$41,096
All programs at Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development

Program Details

Master's
Credential Level
15
Completers (IPEDS)
284
Schools Offering

Debt & ROI

$50,651
Median Earnings

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies at Other Schools

Other Programs at Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development

Program Median Earnings Median Debt
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (current) $50,651 -
Fine and Studio Arts $31,541 -

About the Data

Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Field of Study file. Earnings are median earnings for graduates after completion, drawn from U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal financial aid applicants. Institutional characteristics come from IPEDS. Debt figures represent the median cumulative federal loan debt at graduation.

PlainCollege's Scorecard snapshots, retrieved March–July 2026, contain 6,243 postsecondary institutions and 70,827 school-and-program earnings records.