Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Graduate Earnings by College

Colleges, in alphabetical order

Institution	State	Median earnings (4 yrs out)	Median debt	Credential	Graduates measured
Antioch University	OH	$57,116	—	Master's	46
Antioch University-Los Angeles	CA	$57,116	—	Master's	46
Antioch University-Santa Barbara	CA	$57,116	—	Master's	46
Aquinas College	MI	$39,465	$26,844	Bachelor's	16
Arcadia University	PA	$52,358	—	Master's	18
Arizona State University Campus Immersion	AZ	$61,676	$30,114	Bachelor's	79
Arizona State University Digital Immersion	AZ	$61,676	$30,114	Bachelor's	79
Augustana College	IL	$33,950	—	Bachelor's	18
Austin Community College District	TX	$50,539	$13,967	Associate's	36
Beloit College	WI	$39,702	$27,000	Bachelor's	20
Binghamton University	NY	$49,366	$20,500	Bachelor's	40
Boise State University	ID	$73,481	—	Master's	19
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	OH	$50,120	$27,000	Bachelor's	177
California Institute of the Arts	CA	$34,026	—	Master's	21
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt	CA	$41,105	$16,500	Bachelor's	69
California State University-Long Beach	CA	$41,123	$15,394	Bachelor's	111
California State University-Los Angeles	CA	$51,414	$13,500	Bachelor's	262
California State University-San Bernardino	CA	$42,232	$16,210	Bachelor's	48
Calvin University	MI	$32,843	—	Bachelor's	18
Capital University	OH	$46,135	—	Bachelor's	17
Carnegie Mellon University	PA	$71,205	—	Bachelor's	28
Central Washington University	WA	$41,971	$23,224	Bachelor's	40
Champlain College	VT	$47,141	$26,000	Bachelor's	37
Chapman University	CA	$44,183	—	Bachelor's	23
Chatham University	PA	$48,110	—	Master's	39
Clemson University	SC	$67,102	$23,250	Bachelor's	54
College of Saint Benedict	MN	$64,449	—	Bachelor's	37
Columbia College Chicago	IL	$39,751	$27,000	Bachelor's	87
Columbia University in the City of New York	NY	$47,702	—	Bachelor's	21
CUNY Brooklyn College	NY	$39,837	$19,500	Bachelor's	27
Delta College	MI	$44,564	—	Certificate	16
DePaul University	IL	$59,820	—	Master's	38
DePauw University	IN	$51,983	$27,000	Bachelor's	32
Drake University	IA	$50,591	—	Bachelor's	22
Drury University	MO	$50,287	$23,094	Bachelor's	17
Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies	MO	$50,287	$23,094	Bachelor's	17
Duquesne University	PA	$68,788	—	Doctoral	20
East Carolina University	NC	$43,647	—	Bachelor's	16
East Tennessee State University	TN	$48,263	—	Bachelor's	18
Eastern Michigan University	MI	$40,929	—	Bachelor's	24
Eastern Washington University	WA	$62,225	—	Master's	20
Elmhurst University	IL	$47,052	$23,250	Bachelor's	26
Emerson College	MA	$51,742	$24,250	Bachelor's	134
Emory University	GA	$54,848	$21,000	Bachelor's	30
Fairfield University	CT	$54,424	—	Master's	27
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus	NJ	$35,169	$26,000	Bachelor's	19
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus	NJ	$35,169	$26,000	Bachelor's	19
Ferris State University	MI	$47,823	$21,500	Bachelor's	24
Full Sail University	FL	$36,220	$34,757	Associate's	35
George Mason University	VA	$62,383	$23,250	Bachelor's	264
Georgia Southern University	GA	$47,439	$25,000	Bachelor's	70
Goddard College	VT	$46,000	—	Master's	43
Grand Canyon University	AZ	$59,281	$26,186	Bachelor's	39
Grand Valley State University	MI	$43,552	$25,000	Bachelor's	104
Hamilton College	NY	$42,806	—	Bachelor's	16
Hamline University	MN	$45,253	$25,000	Bachelor's	33
Hobart William Smith Colleges	NY	$68,522	—	Bachelor's	18
Illinois College	IL	$45,716	—	Bachelor's	21
Indiana University-East	IN	$65,582	—	Graduate certificate	20
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development	NM	$50,651	—	Master's	24
Iowa State University	IA	$69,673	—	Bachelor's	17
Ithaca College	NY	$51,001	$25,000	Bachelor's	25
James Madison University	VA	$57,179	$22,714	Bachelor's	50
Johns Hopkins University	MD	$63,503	$13,728	Bachelor's	36
Kennesaw State University	GA	$68,762	—	Master's	17
Knox College	IL	$38,967	$26,976	Bachelor's	33
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	PA	$47,530	$27,000	Bachelor's	35
Lesley University	MA	$50,236	—	Master's	39
Liberty University	VA	$53,516	—	Master's	19
Lindenwood University	MO	$53,095	—	Master's	90
Lipscomb University	TN	$42,863	$19,500	Bachelor's	23
Loyola University Maryland	MD	$62,745	$27,000	Bachelor's	27
Loyola University New Orleans	LA	$46,374	$27,000	Bachelor's	16
Manhattanville University	NY	$46,500	$27,000	Bachelor's	21
Marquette University	WI	$62,473	$26,000	Bachelor's	30
Metropolitan State University	MN	$59,779	$26,680	Bachelor's	30
Metropolitan State University of Denver	CO	$58,918	$19,998	Bachelor's	80
Miami University-Oxford	OH	$61,474	$23,750	Bachelor's	95
Michigan State University	MI	$56,662	$25,750	Bachelor's	68
Minnesota State University-Mankato	MN	$53,250	—	Master's	20
Missouri State University-Springfield	MO	$54,917	$26,500	Bachelor's	36
National Louis University	IL	$55,948	—	Master's	22
National University	CA	$54,662	—	Master's	43
New Mexico State University-Main Campus	NM	$39,479	—	Bachelor's	22
New York University	NY	$69,371	—	Master's	39
North Carolina State University at Raleigh	NC	$59,425	—	Master's	24
Northeastern University	MA	$72,910	—	Master's	21
Northeastern University Professional Programs	MA	$72,910	—	Master's	21
Northern Arizona University	AZ	$56,638	—	Master's	50
Northern Michigan University	MI	$39,982	$24,250	Bachelor's	28
Norwich University	VT	$55,097	—	Master's	77
Oglethorpe University	GA	$48,774	$28,000	Bachelor's	26
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus	OH	$40,479	$26,500	Bachelor's	26
Ohio University-Eastern Campus	OH	$40,479	$26,500	Bachelor's	26
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus	OH	$40,479	$26,500	Bachelor's	26
Ohio University-Main Campus	OH	$40,479	$26,500	Bachelor's	26
Ohio University-Southern Campus	OH	$40,479	$26,500	Bachelor's	26
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus	OH	$40,479	$26,500	Bachelor's	26
Old Dominion University	VA	$54,390	$26,000	Bachelor's	256
Pacific University	OR	$46,651	—	Master's	27
Portland State University	OR	$43,137	—	Master's	27
Pratt Institute-Main	NY	$39,915	$26,000	Bachelor's	24
Purdue University-Main Campus	IN	$49,918	$20,038	Bachelor's	26
Queens University of Charlotte	NC	$47,447	—	Master's	49
Rhode Island College	RI	$45,378	—	Bachelor's	22
Roanoke College	VA	$43,974	—	Bachelor's	20
Rutgers University-Camden	NJ	$58,664	—	Master's	28
Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	$58,664	—	Master's	28
Rutgers University-Newark	NJ	$58,664	—	Master's	28
Saginaw Valley State University	MI	$50,875	$30,432	Bachelor's	25
Saint Edward's University	TX	$53,151	$26,000	Bachelor's	24
Saint Johns University	MN	$67,607	—	Bachelor's	22
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia	PA	$129,192	—	Master's	18
San Diego State University	CA	$73,113	—	Master's	25
San Francisco State University	CA	$59,032	$18,500	Bachelor's	80
Sarah Lawrence College	NY	$51,084	—	Master's	57
Savannah College of Art and Design	GA	$48,189	$26,000	Bachelor's	33
School of the Art Institute of Chicago	IL	$42,100	—	Master's	23
Seattle University	WA	$60,291	$24,500	Bachelor's	19
Seton Hill University	PA	$42,032	—	Master's	20
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	PA	$43,607	$27,000	Bachelor's	31
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	IL	$56,632	—	Bachelor's	28
Southern New Hampshire University	NH	$39,966	$33,490	Bachelor's	423
Spalding University	KY	$50,326	—	Master's	34
St. Joseph's University-New York	NY	$57,305	$26,170	Bachelor's	114
State University of New York at Oswego	NY	$40,579	$26,000	Bachelor's	57
State University of New York at Plattsburgh	NY	$40,814	—	Bachelor's	16
Stephen F Austin State University	TX	$34,743	$21,726	Bachelor's	24
SUNY at Purchase College	NY	$42,372	$23,250	Bachelor's	19
SUNY College at Potsdam	NY	$38,562	$27,000	Bachelor's	32
Susquehanna University	PA	$40,989	$27,000	Bachelor's	49
Syracuse University	NY	$61,159	$27,000	Bachelor's	46
Taylor University	IN	$40,573	$19,500	Bachelor's	17
Texas State University	TX	$58,484	$21,765	Bachelor's	137
Texas Tech University	TX	$60,563	$21,500	Bachelor's	111
The Creative Circus	GA	$98,182	$29,334	Certificate	44
The New School	NY	$67,958	—	Master's	83
The University of Alabama	AL	$51,194	—	Master's	17
The University of Tampa	FL	$50,292	—	Master's	32
The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	$59,430	$17,417	Bachelor's	54
The University of Texas at Austin	TX	$68,314	$21,323	Bachelor's	96
The University of Texas at El Paso	TX	$59,922	—	Master's	20
Towson University	MD	$68,342	—	Master's	24
Truman State University	MO	$40,026	$26,899	Bachelor's	17
University at Albany	NY	$57,286	—	Bachelor's	20
University of Arizona	AZ	$44,260	$24,822	Bachelor's	50
University of California-Berkeley	CA	$69,373	$14,037	Bachelor's	41
University of California-Riverside	CA	$35,583	$20,000	Bachelor's	77
University of Central Arkansas	AR	$32,267	$25,000	Bachelor's	37
University of Central Oklahoma	OK	$41,870	$21,917	Bachelor's	26
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	CO	$55,361	$33,000	Bachelor's	39
University of Evansville	IN	$38,198	—	Bachelor's	16
University of Houston	TX	$39,645	—	Bachelor's	17
University of Houston-Downtown	TX	$66,115	—	Master's	22
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	$44,004	$23,250	Bachelor's	30
University of Iowa	IA	$46,614	$24,862	Certificate	54
University of Kentucky	KY	$38,822	—	Bachelor's	17
University of Maine at Farmington	ME	$40,081	—	Bachelor's	28
University of Massachusetts-Amherst	MA	$51,558	—	Master's	23
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	MI	$43,689	$13,999	Bachelor's	25
University of Michigan-Flint	MI	$33,533	$27,875	Bachelor's	19
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	MN	$60,415	$22,375	Bachelor's	244
University of Montevallo	AL	$46,767	—	Bachelor's	21
University of Nebraska at Kearney	NE	$61,941	—	Bachelor's	18
University of Nebraska at Omaha	NE	$37,986	$24,825	Bachelor's	21
University of Nevada-Las Vegas	NV	$37,596	—	Master's	19
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	NH	$50,777	—	Master's	22
University of New Mexico-Main Campus	NM	$56,244	$14,363	Bachelor's	126
University of New Orleans	LA	$48,203	—	Master's	32
University of North Carolina Wilmington	NC	$37,968	$27,000	Bachelor's	36
University of North Texas	TX	$62,703	$19,424	Bachelor's	137
University of Phoenix-Arizona	AZ	$46,418	$25,250	Associate's	47
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford	PA	$57,012	$26,000	Bachelor's	328
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg	PA	$57,012	$26,000	Bachelor's	328
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown	PA	$57,012	$26,000	Bachelor's	328
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	PA	$63,139	$26,698	Certificate	49
University of Puget Sound	WA	$38,871	$27,000	Bachelor's	17
University of Rhode Island	RI	$52,625	$22,195	Bachelor's	27
University of Richmond	VA	$81,253	—	Bachelor's	19
University of San Francisco	CA	$71,471	—	Master's	20
University of South Florida	FL	$54,778	—	Bachelor's	27
University of Southern California	CA	$41,637	$19,500	Bachelor's	35
University of Southern Maine	ME	$52,322	—	Master's	49
University of Utah	UT	$75,686	—	Bachelor's	16
University of Washington-Bothell Campus	WA	$48,576	—	Master's	30
University of Washington-Seattle Campus	WA	$47,124	$17,872	Bachelor's	54
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus	WA	$47,124	$17,872	Bachelor's	54
University of Wisconsin-Stout	WI	$53,436	$27,000	Bachelor's	42
Utah State University	UT	$60,940	—	Bachelor's	29
Wabash College	IN	$65,605	$27,000	Bachelor's	24
Warren Wilson College	NC	$65,232	—	Master's	29
Weber State University	UT	$50,847	$21,398	Bachelor's	30
Western Michigan University	MI	$40,792	$27,000	Bachelor's	38
Western Washington University	WA	$38,460	$18,064	Bachelor's	109
Wilkes University	PA	$37,334	—	Master's	32
Youngstown State University	OH	$43,031	$26,169	Bachelor's	55

Credential levels differ: a certificate, associate's, bachelor's, master's or doctoral figure are not comparable with each other, so check the Credential column before comparing, and note that a college appears once per field, with one credential level's figure. Graduates measured is the number of graduates behind the median; small groups are less reliable.

Colleges are listed alphabetically to start; MajorPays does not rank colleges. Click a column heading to sort; shift-click more headings to sort by several columns as a group. Each figure is the median the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard reports for that college’s graduates in this field, 4 years after graduation. It describes a group of graduates, not any one person, and says nothing about how much the college added to its graduates’ earnings. Colleges that do not report a figure for this field are not listed: the Department of Education withholds earnings for programs with few graduates, so a college may offer a major and still be missing here.