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Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

Pay figures are each school's median earnings five years after graduation for THIS major (College Scorecard). The spread is real: where you study it changes what it pays. Click a column to sort.

368
schools offer it
4,814
grads per year
$46,500
median pay 5 yrs out
$38,930-$56,151
typical range

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SchoolDiv StateGrads/yr Median pay 5 yrs out
Southern New Hampshire UniversityD2NH580$39,888
University of PittsburghD1PA170$53,776
Liberty UniversityD1VA146n/a
University of Minnesota, Twin CitiesD1MN139$57,881
Western Washington UniversityD2WA115$38,281
West Chester University of PennsylvaniaD2PA106$60,550
Emerson CollegeD3MA92$49,817
Grand Canyon UniversityD1AZ72$59,281
Miami University (Ohio)D1OH71$53,086
University of New MexicoD1NM68$48,122
Bowling Green State UniversityD1OH67$52,366
Central Washington UniversityD2WA67$41,971
University of California, RiversideD1CA66$38,017
Georgia Southern UniversityD1GA63$43,489
Purdue UniversityD1IN61$43,184
Clemson UniversityD1SC53$70,941
University of ArizonaD1AZ49$47,986
Metropolitan State University of DenverD2CO46$56,872
Boise State UniversityD1ID45n/a
University of California, BerkeleyD1CA42$69,742
Youngstown State UniversityD1OH40$39,088
Brown UniversityD1RI39n/a
Chapman UniversityD3CA37$60,749
Grand Valley State UniversityD2MI37$38,930
James Madison UniversityD1VA37$68,972
Weber State UniversityD1UT36$46,871
University of WashingtonD1WA36$42,372
Western Michigan UniversityD1MI35$38,111
Susquehanna UniversityD3PA35$43,685
University of Texas at AustinD1TX35$61,896
Columbia University-Barnard CollegeD1NY33$67,649
University of North Carolina WilmingtonD1NC33$40,978
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignD1IL32$47,544
University of ChicagoD3IL31n/a
Emory UniversityD3GA30$53,363
Ithaca CollegeD3NY29$38,514
Binghamton UniversityD1NY29$58,435
Portland State UniversityD1OR29n/a
Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaD2PA29$48,905
Oakland UniversityD1MI28$32,718
University of South FloridaD1FL27$54,382
University of MichiganD1MI27$50,559
State University of New York at OneontaD3NY27$42,680
State University of New York at OswegoD3NY27$42,680
Syracuse UniversityD1NY27$61,159
Oberlin CollegeD3OH27n/a
University of UtahD1UT27$75,686
Baylor UniversityD1TX26n/a
George Mason UniversityD1VA26$65,410
Michigan State UniversityD1MI25$62,048
University of Central ArkansasD1AR23$32,267
University of Texas at El PasoD1TX23n/a
Colby CollegeD3ME22n/a
Ohio UniversityD1OH22$40,479
University of Central FloridaD1FL21n/a
University of Pittsburgh, GreensburgD3PA21$53,776
Knox CollegeD3IL20$31,169
DePauw UniversityD3IN20$58,790
Saginaw Valley State UniversityD2MI20$38,608
Texas State UniversityD1TX20$56,889
Beloit CollegeD3WI20$37,723
University of RochesterD3NY19n/a
Ferris State UniversityD2MI17$45,012
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)D1MN17n/a
Truman State UniversityD2MO17$40,026
Washington University in St. LouisD3MO17n/a
Brooklyn CollegeD3NY17$38,415
Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaD2PA17$67,069
San Francisco State UniversityD2CA16$43,400
University of Rhode IslandD1RI16$51,925
St. Edward's UniversityD2TX16$53,151
Macalester CollegeD3MN15n/a
Hamilton CollegeD3NY15$42,806
Stony Brook UniversityD1NY15n/a
University of Central OklahomaD2OK15$44,382
Oregon State UniversityD1OR15n/a
Carnegie Mellon UniversityD3PA15$92,686
Seattle UniversityD1WA15$31,966
Western Connecticut State UniversityD3CT14$36,844
Iowa State UniversityD1IA14$69,673
University of Maine, FarmingtonD3ME14$40,081
Manhattanville UniversityD3NY14$46,500
University of Wisconsin-SuperiorD3WI14n/a
University of MontevalloD2AL13$46,767
George Washington UniversityD1DC13n/a
Elmhurst UniversityD3IL13$54,045
Illinois CollegeD3IL13$45,716
University of KentuckyD1KY13$38,822
Calvin UniversityD3MI13$32,843
Hamline UniversityD3MN13$40,394
Missouri State UniversityD1MO13$50,032
University of Nebraska at KearneyD2NE13$47,989
State University of New York at PotsdamD3NY13$29,477
University of Pittsburgh, JohnstownD2PA13$53,776
Providence CollegeD1RI13n/a
Pacific Lutheran UniversityD3WA13$45,374
University of RedlandsD3CA12$39,613
Salem State UniversityD3MA12n/a
Montclair State UniversityD3NJ12n/a
Denison UniversityD3OH12$37,531
Bucknell UniversityD1PA12$63,043
East Tennessee State UniversityD1TN12$40,696
University of Wisconsin-Green BayD1WI12n/a
University of Alabama in HuntsvilleD2AL11n/a
Agnes Scott CollegeD3GA11n/a
Augustana College (Illinois)D3IL11$33,950
Loyola University ChicagoD1IL11n/a
Drake UniversityD1IA11$59,135
Minnesota State University, MankatoD2MN11n/a
Missouri University of Science and TechnologyD2MO11n/a
University of Nebraska at OmahaD1NE11$37,986
Purchase College, State University of New YorkD3NY11$32,973
Franklin & Marshall CollegeD3PA11n/a
Stephen F. Austin State UniversityD1TX11$39,004
Texas Tech UniversityD1TX11$58,424
University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterD3WI11n/a
University of TampaD2FL10n/a
Bates CollegeD3ME10n/a
Lesley UniversityD3MA10n/a
Northwest Missouri State UniversityD2MO10n/a