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Certificate, associate, bachelor’s, and post-baccalaureate records represent different programs and student groups.
COLLEGE SCORECARD FIELD OF STUDY
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
The June 2026 College Scorecard release includes 24 published Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies program records across 24 institutions, with median four-year earnings of $56,628 and median federal debt of $22,812.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College ScorecardDownload source data ↗
Program records24institution and credential combinations
Institutions24distinct main-campus records
Median earnings$56,628median of published four-year medians
Median debt$22,812median of published program medians
01 · Published records
Which colleges publish Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies outcomes?
The field report includes 24 institution-and-credential records that each have at least 75 working graduates plus published four-year earnings and median federal debt.
The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX · Bachelor's Degree · 96 working graduates$68,314 earnings · $21,323 debtUniversity of North TexasDenton, TX · Bachelor's Degree · 137 working graduates$62,703 earnings · $19,424 debtGeorge Mason UniversityFairfax, VA · Bachelor's Degree · 264 working graduates$62,383 earnings · $23,250 debtArizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, AZ · Bachelor's Degree · 79 working graduates$61,676 earnings · $30,114 debtMiami University-OxfordOxford, OH · Bachelor's Degree · 95 working graduates$61,474 earnings · $23,750 debtTexas Tech UniversityLubbock, TX · Bachelor's Degree · 111 working graduates$60,563 earnings · $21,500 debtUniversity of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN · Bachelor's Degree · 244 working graduates$60,415 earnings · $22,375 debtSan Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, CA · Bachelor's Degree · 80 working graduates$59,032 earnings · $18,500 debtMetropolitan State University of DenverDenver, CO · Bachelor's Degree · 80 working graduates$58,918 earnings · $19,998 debtTexas State UniversitySan Marcos, TX · Bachelor's Degree · 137 working graduates$58,484 earnings · $21,765 debtSt. Joseph's University-New YorkBrooklyn, NY · Bachelor's Degree · 114 working graduates$57,305 earnings · $26,170 debtUniversity of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA · Bachelor's Degree · 328 working graduates$57,012 earnings · $26,000 debtUniversity of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, NM · Bachelor's Degree · 126 working graduates$56,244 earnings · $14,363 debtOld Dominion UniversityNorfolk, VA · Bachelor's Degree · 256 working graduates$54,390 earnings · $26,000 debtEmerson CollegeBoston, MA · Bachelor's Degree · 134 working graduates$51,742 earnings · $24,250 debtCalifornia State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA · Bachelor's Degree · 262 working graduates$51,414 earnings · $13,500 debtBowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, OH · Bachelor's Degree · 177 working graduates$50,120 earnings · $27,000 debtGrand Valley State UniversityAllendale, MI · Bachelor's Degree · 104 working graduates$43,552 earnings · $25,000 debtCalifornia State University-Long BeachLong Beach, CA · Bachelor's Degree · 111 working graduates$41,123 earnings · $15,394 debtSouthern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, NH · Bachelor's Degree · 423 working graduates$39,966 earnings · $33,490 debtColumbia College ChicagoChicago, IL · Bachelor's Degree · 87 working graduates$39,751 earnings · $27,000 debtWestern Washington UniversityBellingham, WA · Bachelor's Degree · 109 working graduates$38,460 earnings · $18,064 debtUniversity of California-RiversideRiverside, CA · Bachelor's Degree · 77 working graduates$35,583 earnings · $20,000 debtFull Sail UniversityWinter Park, FL · Bachelor's Degree · 273 working graduates$33,429 earnings · $41,000 debt
02 · Comparison scope
How should Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies program records be compared?
This field contains 1 published credential level: Bachelor's Degree. Earnings, debt, geography, and student populations differ across those credential groups.
Earnings cohort
Four-year earnings cover graduates who were working and not enrolled after completion.
Federal debt
Debt is cumulative federal borrowing for a separate published cohort, not annual cost.
Evidence count
Each linked program record reports its working-graduate and borrower counts beside the published outcomes.
Answers at a glance
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies: frequently asked questions
The Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies FAQ covers 24 program records across 24 institutions; the records are unranked, and suppressed or undersized cohorts remain unpublished.
How many Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies program records are published?
This report contains 24 program records across 24 institutions that pass the site’s evidence and suppression rules.
Are the records ranked?
No. Records are listed with their published earnings, debt, credential, and evidence counts; the directory does not create a quality score.
Why are some colleges absent?
A college may not offer the field, may have a smaller cohort, or may have earnings or debt suppressed in the federal source.