Bachelor's Degree · Manchester, NH
At Southern New Hampshire University, the Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies bachelor's degree program reported $39,966 median earnings four years after completion and $33,490 median federal debt among 423 working graduates.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 releaseDownload source data ↗
01 · Published outcomes
Four-year median earnings were $39,966, five-year median earnings were $39,888, and median federal debt was $33,490 for the published program cohorts.
Earnings cover graduates who were working and not enrolled. Median debt uses a separate federal borrower cohort and is not a yearly payment.
02 · Same-field context
Among 24 published bachelor's degree records in this field, earnings ranked at the 21th percentile and debt was lower than about 4% of peers.
Higher earnings than about 21% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Lower median debt than about 4% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Percentiles describe this published peer group; they are not a rating of instruction, selectivity, or individual outcomes.
03 · Comparison records
The comparison group contains 24 institution-program records with the same field and credential, at least 75 working graduates, and published earnings and debt.
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04 · Institution context
The Southern New Hampshire University institution report publishes school-level net price, completion, retention, undergraduate aid, and debt; those measures use cohorts separate from this program’s earnings and debt cohorts.
Manchester, New Hampshire · Private nonprofit
Answers at a glance
The program FAQ reports $39,966 four-year median earnings, $33,490 median federal debt, 423 working graduates, and 24 same-field peer records.
Median earnings were $39,966 four years after completion and $39,888 five years after completion for working graduates who were not enrolled.
The published median federal debt was $33,490 across a reported debt cohort of 651 borrowers.
Peers share CIP field 23.13 and the Bachelor's Degree credential level, have at least 75 working graduates, and have published earnings and debt medians.
