4-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort four years after completion.
$46,404
Program median
Program + credential
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.: Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Credential-level program pages keep field-of-study metrics separate from institution-wide outcomes.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Data status: March 23, 2026 Missing and suppressed values are not zero.
Available program metrics
5-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort five years after completion.
$44,505
Program median
Median debt Median program debt for a defined completion cohort.
$23,999
At evaluated institution
Cohort count Count context for the program outcome metrics.
10,708
Students in outcome cohort
| School | Type | Institution net price | Institution grad rate | Program data status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American River College Sacramento, CA | Public | $7,999 | 36.6% | Available |
| Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids, MN | Public | $16,434 | 30% | Available |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ | Public | $14,967 | 68% | Available |
| Athens Technical College Athens, GA | Public | $6,949 | 50.6% | Available |
| Auburn University at Montgomery Montgomery, AL | Public | $13,224 | 32.6% | Available |
| Augusta Technical College Augusta, GA | Public | $10,485 | 31.1% | Available |
| Austin Community College District Austin, TX | Public | $6,390 | 20.2% | Available |
| Berkeley City College Berkeley, CA | Public | $9,096 | 36.4% | Available |
| Black Hills State University Spearfish, SD | Public | $15,911 | 42.6% | Available |
| Boise State University Boise, ID | Public | $21,610 | 60.2% | Available |
| Boston University Boston, MA | Private nonprofit | $24,402 | 88.7% | Available |
| Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins, GA | Public | $7,052 | 47% | Available |
| Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI | Public | $17,597 | 58.7% | Available |
| Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA | Public | $18,476 | 53.6% | Available |
| Century College White Bear Lake, MN | Public | $10,906 | 31.2% | Available |
| Cerritos College Norwalk, CA | Public | $2,424 | 30.5% | Available |
| Chandler-Gilbert Community College Chandler, AZ | Public | $12,726 | 29.8% | Available |
| Chattahoochee Technical College Marietta, GA | Public | $3,407 | 38.3% | Available |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | Public | $6,906 | 40.1% | Available |
| Coastal Pines Technical College Waycross, GA | Public | Not available | 48.3% | Available |
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL | Public | $7,401 | 25.2% | Available |
| College of Lake County Grayslake, IL | Public | $7,607 | 37.4% | Available |
| Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, CO | Public | $15,103 | 40.6% | Available |
| Columbia College Vienna, VA | Private for-profit | $10,171 | 80% | Available |
| Columbus Technical College Columbus, GA | Public | $4,001 | 26.7% | Available |
| Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA | Public | $15,699 | 54.5% | Available |
| Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA | Public | $11,911 | 24.4% | Available |
| Connecticut State Community College New Britain, CT | Public | $11,513 | 24.1% | Available |
| Corban University Salem, OR | Private nonprofit | $28,035 | 60.6% | Available |
| Creighton University Omaha, NE | Private nonprofit | $31,568 | 83.4% | Available |
| CUNY City College New York, NY | Public | $3,776 | 56.8% | Available |
| Cypress College Cypress, CA | Public | $4,606 | 37.3% | Available |
| Dakota State University Madison, SD | Public | $21,057 | 51.3% | Available |
| Delta College University Center, MI | Public | $4,547 | 26.8% | Available |
| East Carolina University Greenville, NC | Public | $15,739 | 62.6% | Available |
| East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA | Public | $18,134 | 43.1% | Available |
| Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA | Private nonprofit | $26,598 | 76.2% | Available |
| Estrella Mountain Community College Avondale, AZ | Public | $12,254 | 32.2% | Available |
| Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI | Public | $8,624 | 46.9% | Available |
| Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL | Public | $8,752 | 62.6% | Available |
| Full Sail University Winter Park, FL | Private for-profit | $38,875 | 44.3% | Available |
| Georgia Northwestern Technical College Rome, GA | Public | $5,720 | 43.4% | Available |
| Georgia Piedmont Technical College Clarkston, GA | Public | $13,761 | 44.1% | Available |
| Glendale Community College Glendale, AZ | Public | $11,650 | 16% | Available |
| Grossmont College El Cajon, CA | Public | $5,311 | 37.4% | Available |
| Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville, GA | Public | $6,696 | 31.7% | Available |
| Henderson State University Arkadelphia, AR | Public | $23,405 | 37.3% | Available |
| Indiana University-East Richmond, IN | Public | $8,134 | 39.6% | Available |
| Indiana University-South Bend South Bend, IN | Public | $8,653 | 40.1% | Available |
| Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights, MN | Public | $11,636 | 23.8% | Available |
| Jacksonville University Jacksonville, FL | Private nonprofit | $25,180 | 50.7% | Available |
| Johnson & Wales University-Online Providence, RI | Private nonprofit | $20,252 | 0% | Available |
| Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA | Public | $21,331 | 53.8% | Available |
| La Roche University Pittsburgh, PA | Private nonprofit | $20,794 | 57.2% | Available |
| La Sierra University Riverside, CA | Private nonprofit | $45,566 | 59.7% | Available |
| Lanier Technical College Gainesville, GA | Public | $7,799 | 34% | Available |
| Las Positas College Livermore, CA | Public | $5,377 | 53.1% | Available |
| Linfield University McMinnville, OR | Private nonprofit | $26,536 | 70.5% | Available |
| Mesa Community College Mesa, AZ | Public | $12,132 | 15.6% | Available |
| Mesalands Community College Tucumcari, NM | Public | $9,445 | 42.1% | Available |
| Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN | Public | $16,863 | 43.6% | Available |
| Miami Ad School Miami, FL | Private for-profit | $64,951 | Not available | Available |
| Minnesota State College Southeast Winona, MN | Public | $16,140 | 47.5% | Available |
| Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN | Public | $17,997 | 57.3% | Available |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN | Public | $19,139 | 54% | Available |
| Minot State University Minot, ND | Public | $12,703 | 45.1% | Available |
| Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MO | Public | $12,007 | 41.6% | Available |
| Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO | Public | $17,613 | 57.9% | Available |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO | Public | $16,298 | 64.4% | Available |
| Monterey Peninsula College Monterey, CA | Public | $11,373 | 39.7% | Available |
| Montgomery College Rockville, MD | Public | $8,027 | 32.4% | Available |
| Nicolet Area Technical College Rhinelander, WI | Public | $8,255 | 43.8% | Available |
| Normandale Community College Bloomington, MN | Public | $12,972 | 27% | Available |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC | Public | $17,303 | 84.8% | Available |
| North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND | Public | $15,543 | 63.9% | Available |
| North Georgia Technical College Clarkesville, GA | Public | $4,005 | 39.3% | Available |
| Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem, PA | Public | $12,119 | 23.6% | Available |
| Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ | Public | $14,158 | 61.3% | Available |
| Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA | Public | $9,919 | 33.1% | Available |
| Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO | Public | $16,244 | 54.2% | Available |
| Northwestern University Evanston, IL | Private nonprofit | $29,167 | 95.1% | Available |
| Ohio Christian University Circleville, OH | Private nonprofit | $20,607 | 33.9% | Available |
| Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH | Public | $21,637 | 65.5% | Available |
| Orange Coast College Costa Mesa, CA | Public | $7,203 | 47.6% | Available |
| Paradise Valley Community College Phoenix, AZ | Public | $12,180 | 18.9% | Available |
| Park University Parkville, MO | Private nonprofit | $21,032 | 38.4% | Available |
| Pennsylvania Western University California, PA | Public | $18,256 | 51.9% | Available |
| Phoenix College Phoenix, AZ | Public | $12,055 | 13.6% | Available |
| Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC | Private nonprofit | $30,857 | 61.3% | Available |
| Reedley College Reedley, CA | Public | $6,814 | 42% | Available |
| Rio Hondo College Whittier, CA | Public | $14,379 | 24.5% | Available |
| Rio Salado College Tempe, AZ | Public | $8,341 | 8.5% | Available |
| Rowan University Glassboro, NJ | Public | $22,408 | 67.4% | Available |
| Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT | Public | $9,804 | 29.3% | Available |
| Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX | Public | $16,404 | 54.8% | Available |
| San Diego State University San Diego, CA | Public | $15,364 | 76.4% | Available |
| San Juan College Farmington, NM | Public | $5,769 | 37% | Available |
| Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara, CA | Public | $11,315 | 33.6% | Available |
| Santa Fe Community College Santa Fe, NM | Public | $11,067 | 23.4% | Available |
| Savannah Technical College Savannah, GA | Public | $6,114 | 42.5% | Available |
| Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale, AZ | Public | $13,336 | 17.3% | Available |
| Seton Hill University Greensburg, PA | Private nonprofit | $22,204 | 67.4% | Available |
| Shepherd University Shepherdstown, WV | Public | $11,363 | 51% | Available |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA | Public | $23,726 | 55.7% | Available |
| Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH | Public | $5,992 | 41.1% | Available |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA | Public | $19,608 | 65.6% | Available |
| South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SC | Public | $18,097 | 36.6% | Available |
| Southern Crescent Technical College Griffin, GA | Public | $5,661 | 58.3% | Available |
| Southern Regional Technical College Thomasville, GA | Public | $813 | 30.6% | Available |
| Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT | Public | $10,462 | 60.7% | Available |
| Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall, MN | Public | $15,291 | 45.1% | Available |
| Spring Hill College Mobile, AL | Private nonprofit | $20,449 | 52.1% | Available |
| St Charles Community College Cottleville, MO | Public | $5,837 | 24.8% | Available |
| St. John Fisher University Rochester, NY | Private nonprofit | $28,945 | 74.2% | Available |
| Stark State College North Canton, OH | Public | $5,986 | 23% | Available |
| State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY | Public | $17,156 | 58.5% | Available |
| SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY | Public | $11,346 | 33.3% | Available |
| Temple University Philadelphia, PA | Public | $28,198 | 75.1% | Available |
| Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN | Public | $14,246 | 57.7% | Available |
| Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX | Public | $15,225 | 40.2% | Available |
| Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX | Public | $19,070 | 68.7% | Available |
| The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX | Public | $19,857 | 88.9% | Available |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX | Public | $10,836 | 52.6% | Available |
| Thiel College Greenville, PA | Private nonprofit | $22,347 | 48.7% | Available |
| Tompkins Cortland Community College Dryden, NY | Public | $12,723 | 25.6% | Available |
| University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY | Public | $20,995 | 75.2% | Available |
| University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH | Public | $13,946 | 51.9% | Available |
| University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK | Public | $15,301 | 29.7% | Available |
| University of Arizona Tucson, AZ | Public | $16,674 | 67.5% | Available |
| University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO | Public | $14,462 | 54.1% | Available |
| University of Cincinnati-Clermont College Batavia, OH | Public | $13,803 | 23.7% | Available |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH | Public | $25,648 | 75% | Available |
| University of Georgia Athens, GA | Public | $13,936 | 89.7% | Available |
| University of Idaho Moscow, ID | Public | $14,831 | 57.3% | Available |
| University of Iowa Iowa City, IA | Public | $22,531 | 74.6% | Available |
| University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA | Public | $13,466 | 54.2% | Available |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA | Public | $22,383 | 83.3% | Available |
| University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI | Public | $9,492 | 58% | Available |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN | Public | $18,743 | 64.7% | Available |
| University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO | Public | $15,071 | 56.6% | Available |
| University of Mount Olive Mount Olive, NC | Private nonprofit | $18,853 | 51.8% | Available |
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM | Public | $15,489 | 54.7% | Available |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC | Public | $20,109 | 70.6% | Available |
| University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND | Public | $18,551 | 60.5% | Available |
| University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | Private nonprofit | $28,699 | 96.5% | Available |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA | Public | $30,434 | 85.5% | Available |
| University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD | Public | $19,858 | 59.9% | Available |
| University of Southern Maine Portland, ME | Public | $13,596 | 40.4% | Available |
| University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT | Public | $16,200 | 65.1% | Available |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI | Public | $15,014 | 49.3% | Available |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex Milwaukee, WI | Public | Not available | Not available | Available |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside Kenosha, WI | Public | $11,772 | 40.4% | Available |
| University of Wisconsin-Superior Superior, WI | Public | $12,220 | 41.9% | Available |
| Utah State University Logan, UT | Public | $14,936 | 59.1% | Available |
| Utah Tech University Saint George, UT | Public | $16,039 | 38.4% | Available |
| Utah Valley University Orem, UT | Public | $6,376 | 45.1% | Available |
| Walla Walla University College Place, WA | Private nonprofit | $23,329 | 59.9% | Available |
| Washington State University Pullman, WA | Public | $14,971 | 60.5% | Available |
| Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO | Private nonprofit | $21,786 | 94.3% | Available |
| Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor, MI | Public | $3,249 | 32.9% | Available |
| Weber State University Ogden, UT | Public | $10,258 | 46.2% | Available |
| Webster University Saint Louis, MO | Private nonprofit | $27,047 | 64.4% | Available |
| West Georgia Technical College Waco, GA | Public | $2,457 | 35.4% | Available |
| Western Colorado University Gunnison, CO | Public | $16,425 | 50.5% | Available |
| Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY | Public | $10,990 | 55.6% | Available |
| Western Wyoming Community College Rock Springs, WY | Public | $6,591 | 32.5% | Available |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ | Public | $18,745 | 44% | Available |
| William Penn University Oskaloosa, IA | Private nonprofit | $22,601 | 32.6% | Available |
| Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Valdosta, GA | Public | $614 | 50.3% | Available |
| Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH | Public | $15,415 | 41.7% | Available |
| Yavapai College Prescott, AZ | Public | $8,683 | 33.5% | Available |