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

90 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$46,554
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$57,116
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$41,000
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 74 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $51,084 and $66,115. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia PA$82,459$129,192—
University of North Texas TX—$80,536—
Johns Hopkins University MD$70,466$79,084$38,050
Carnegie Mellon University PA$69,636$78,716—
University at Albany NY$58,490$76,461—
Texas Tech University TX$56,842$75,064—
Boise State University ID$46,258$73,481—
San Diego State University CA$48,289$73,113$35,265
Northeastern University MA—$72,910—
Northeastern University Professional Programs MA—$72,910—
University of San Francisco CA—$71,471$67,626
New York University NY$45,970$69,371$37,140
Kennesaw State University GA$50,475$68,762—
Towson University MD$64,186$68,342—
The New School NY$51,299$67,958$41,000
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus NJ$58,327$67,441$37,868
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus NJ$58,327$67,441$37,868
Savannah College of Art and Design GA$45,946$66,625—
University of Houston-Downtown TX—$66,115—
Miami University-Oxford OH—$65,408—
Texas State University TX$48,574$65,348$32,560
Warren Wilson College NC—$65,232—
Chapman University CA$42,864$65,144—
Drexel University PA$63,210—$41,000
George Mason University VA$55,121$62,682—
Eastern Washington University WA—$62,225$38,516
San Francisco State University CA$36,516$62,221$66,596
CUNY Brooklyn College NY—$60,959—
University of California-Riverside CA$43,711$60,371$75,721
The University of Texas at El Paso TX—$59,922$60,352
DePaul University IL$41,174$59,820$40,750
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus OH$51,349$59,450—
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$72,272$59,425—
Rutgers University-Camden NJ$45,680$58,664—
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$45,680$58,664—
Rutgers University-Newark NJ$45,680$58,664—
Middle Georgia State University GA$58,006——
CUNY City College NY$57,386—$44,415
CUNY Hunter College NY$57,311——
Columbia College Chicago IL$47,989$57,240$61,500
Antioch University-Los Angeles CA$47,252$57,116$41,000
Antioch University-Santa Barbara CA$47,252$57,116$41,000
Antioch University OH$47,252$57,116$41,000
Northern Arizona University AZ$55,786$56,638$41,000
Emerson College MA$44,786$56,485$57,896
National Louis University IL—$55,948—
Norwich University VT$55,884$55,097$41,000
National University CA$44,497$54,662—
Fairfield University CT—$54,424—
Oregon State University OR$54,424——
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR$54,424——
Columbia University in the City of New York NY$48,535$53,592$74,821
Regis University CO$53,541——
Liberty University VA$41,833$53,516$31,262
Minnesota State University-Mankato MN—$53,250—
Lindenwood University MO$43,733$53,095$41,000
Hamline University MN$46,554$52,471$41,000
Arcadia University PA$45,278$52,358$31,172
University of Southern Maine ME$45,915$52,322$57,135
University of North Carolina Wilmington NC$41,002$52,194—
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA$50,700$51,558—
Temple University PA$51,412——
The University of Alabama AL—$51,194—
Sarah Lawrence College NY$33,497$51,084$41,000
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH$42,811$50,777—
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development NM—$50,651—
Spalding University KY$46,851$50,326$48,908
Lesley University MA$61,802$50,236—
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$46,076$48,576—
University of Washington-Bothell Campus WA$46,076$48,576—
University of New Orleans LA$39,390$48,203$38,182
Chatham University PA$44,439$48,110$37,300
Western Colorado University CO$47,828—$41,000
Queens University of Charlotte NC$37,346$47,447$49,691
Pacific University OR—$46,651$53,175
Southern New Hampshire University NH$46,180—$65,600
Full Sail University FL$39,397$44,962$40,527
University of Iowa IA$27,972$43,469—
Portland State University OR—$43,137—
School of the Art Institute of Chicago IL—$42,100—
Seton Hill University PA$44,432$42,032$53,144
University of Denver CO$41,867—$48,708
California State University-Fresno CA$39,524——
Universidad del Sagrado Corazon PR$39,345—$11,334
University of Nebraska at Omaha NE$38,359—$42,838
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV$34,953$37,596—
Wilkes University PA$67,443$37,334$41,000
California Institute of the Arts CA—$34,026$115,588
Saint Mary's College of California CA$31,133——
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI$28,455——