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Bachelor's · English Language and Literature/letters

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor's): earnings by school

144 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$35,359
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$47,088
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$20,885
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 130 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $40,479 and $57,012. The school matters a lot for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
University of Richmond VA—$81,253—
University of Utah UT$45,398$75,686—
Carnegie Mellon University PA$40,078$71,205—
Iowa State University IA—$69,673—
University of California-Berkeley CA$57,788$69,373$12,136
Hobart William Smith Colleges NY$36,657$68,522—
The University of Texas at Austin TX$49,298$68,314$15,500
Clemson University SC$50,374$67,102$19,500
Wabash College IN$57,243$65,605—
Johns Hopkins University MD—$63,503—
Loyola University Maryland MD$40,110$62,745$25,053
Marquette University WI$30,074$62,473—
George Mason University VA—$62,383$15,713
University of Nebraska at Kearney NE—$61,941—
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$54,078$61,676$25,000
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$54,078$61,676$25,000
Miami University-Oxford OH$41,295$61,474$23,250
Syracuse University NY$54,123$61,159$21,875
Texas Tech University TX$43,012$60,563$24,125
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$47,736$60,415$16,829
Seattle University WA—$60,291—
Metropolitan State University MN$45,949$59,779—
Grand Canyon University AZ$35,482$59,281$25,986
San Francisco State University CA$40,228$59,032$16,085
Metropolitan State University of Denver CO$49,666$58,918$18,120
Texas State University TX$51,405$58,484—
St. Joseph's University-New York NY$37,565$57,305—
University at Albany NY—$57,286—
James Madison University VA$39,049$57,179$15,000
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford PA$39,692$57,012$20,885
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg PA$39,692$57,012$20,885
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown PA$39,692$57,012$20,885
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA$39,692$57,012$20,885
Michigan State University MI$47,809$56,662—
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale IL—$56,632—
University of New Mexico-Main Campus NM$45,392$56,244$23,357
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO$32,071$55,361$21,500
Missouri State University-Springfield MO$54,647$54,917—
Emory University GA$38,852$54,848$12,000
University of South Florida FL$41,123$54,778$13,874
Old Dominion University VA$39,322$54,390$25,000
University of Wisconsin-Stout WI$50,101$53,436—
Saint Edward's University TX$31,227$53,151—
University of Rhode Island RI$31,214$52,625—
DePauw University IN$35,439$51,983—
Emerson College MA$39,432$51,742$22,500
California State University-Los Angeles CA$38,729$51,414$14,400
Ithaca College NY$33,740$51,001$20,500
Saginaw Valley State University MI$34,036$50,875$23,250
Weber State University UT$27,496$50,847$19,834
Drake University IA$41,219$50,591—
Drury University MO—$50,287—
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus OH$41,548$50,120$25,476
Purdue University-Main Campus IN$35,359$49,918$16,604
Binghamton University NY$34,126$49,366$12,000
Oglethorpe University GA—$48,774—
East Tennessee State University TN—$48,263—
Savannah College of Art and Design GA$37,167$48,189$22,000
University of Chicago IL$47,906——
Ferris State University MI$31,711$47,823$25,564
Columbia University in the City of New York NY$44,703$47,702$35,252
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania PA$36,127$47,530$24,250
Georgia Southern University GA$30,582$47,439$25,093
Champlain College VT$34,621$47,141$22,250
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$35,700$47,124$12,739
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus WA$35,700$47,124$12,739
Elmhurst University IL$37,601$47,052—
University of Montevallo AL$34,398$46,767—
West Chester University of Pennsylvania PA$46,732—$19,500
University of Houston-Downtown TX$46,513——
Manhattanville University NY—$46,500—
Loyola University New Orleans LA—$46,374$23,250
Capital University OH$35,339$46,135—
Illinois College IL—$45,716—
Rhode Island College RI—$45,378—
Hamline University MN$31,145$45,253$25,000
University of Arizona AZ$32,103$44,260$16,500
Chapman University CA$34,583$44,183$19,500
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL$36,568$44,004$22,000
Roanoke College VA—$43,974—
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI$25,649$43,689—
East Carolina University NC—$43,647—
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania PA$39,960$43,607—
Grand Valley State University MI$40,239$43,552$24,450
Youngstown State University OH$38,537$43,031$20,222
Hamilton College NY$44,397$42,806—
Brown University RI$42,487——
SUNY at Purchase College NY$22,915$42,372—
California State University-San Bernardino CA$26,181$42,232$14,375
Central Washington University WA$34,114$41,971$20,563
University of Central Oklahoma OK$24,886$41,870—
University of St Thomas MN$41,643——
University of Southern California CA$39,020$41,637$17,727
Arcadia University PA$41,441——
California State University-Long Beach CA$30,460$41,123$13,588
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt CA$39,023$41,105—
Susquehanna University PA$30,175$40,989$27,000
Eastern Michigan University MI—$40,929—
State University of New York at Plattsburgh NY—$40,814—
Western Michigan University MI$31,068$40,792$27,000
State University of New York at Oswego NY$25,582$40,579$25,875
Taylor University IN—$40,573—
Ohio University-Eastern Campus OH$29,964$40,479$20,500
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus OH$29,964$40,479$20,500
Ohio University-Southern Campus OH$29,964$40,479$20,500
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus OH$29,964$40,479$20,500
Ohio University-Main Campus OH$29,964$40,479$20,500
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus OH$29,964$40,479$20,500
University of Maine at Farmington ME$22,744$40,081$23,250
Truman State University MO$23,319$40,026—
Northern Michigan University MI$32,776$39,982—
Southern New Hampshire University NH$33,584$39,966$20,919
Pratt Institute-Main NY$20,535$39,915$26,696
CUNY Brooklyn College NY$22,524$39,837—
Columbia College Chicago IL$26,973$39,751$26,000
Beloit College WI—$39,702$25,888
University of Houston TX—$39,645—
New Mexico State University-Main Campus NM—$39,479—
Aquinas College MI—$39,465—
Knox College IL$25,366$38,967—
University of Puget Sound WA—$38,871—
University of Kentucky KY—$38,822—
SUNY College at Potsdam NY$30,927$38,562—
Western Washington University WA$28,807$38,460$15,000
University of Evansville IN—$38,198—
University of Nebraska at Omaha NE$32,922$37,986—
University of North Carolina Wilmington NC$23,439$37,968$25,000
University of Central Florida FL$35,640——
University of California-Riverside CA$26,549$35,583$16,448
School of the Art Institute of Chicago IL$35,300——
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus NJ$23,162$35,169—
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus NJ$23,162$35,169—
University of Arkansas at Little Rock AR$34,750——
Stephen F Austin State University TX$23,499$34,743—
Augustana College IL—$33,950—
University of Michigan-Flint MI—$33,533—
Full Sail University FL$27,906$33,429$34,737
Calvin University MI$33,552$32,843—
University of Central Arkansas AR$28,248$32,267$20,125
Baylor University TX$31,640——
Liberty University VA$30,895—$19,500
SUNY Buffalo State University NY$30,462—$21,315
Coe College IA$27,269——
Western Connecticut State University CT$24,412—$25,500