4-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort four years after completion.
$46,404
Program median
Program + credential
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.: Graduate/Professional Certificate
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antioch University Yellow Springs, OH | Private nonprofit | Not available | Not available | Available |
| Antioch University-Los Angeles Culver City, CA | Private nonprofit | Not available | Not available | Available |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ | Public | $14,967 | 68% | Available |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ | Public | Not available | 0% | Available |
| Auburn University Auburn, AL | Public | $24,323 | 82% | Available |
| Auburn University at Montgomery Montgomery, AL | Public | $13,224 | 32.6% | Available |
| Avila University Kansas City, MO | Private nonprofit | $16,053 | 52.4% | Available |
| Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN | Public | $15,261 | 47.9% | Available |
| Black Hills State University Spearfish, SD | Public | $15,911 | 42.6% | Available |
| Boise State University Boise, ID | Public | $21,610 | 60.2% | Available |
| Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH | Public | $24,022 | 63.7% | Available |
| California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA | Public | $9,849 | 51.3% | Available |
| California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA | Public | $8,615 | 42.8% | Available |
| California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA | Public | $7,000 | 57% | Available |
| California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA | Public | $10,440 | 68.9% | Available |
| California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA | Public | $4,564 | 54.9% | Available |
| Chatham University Pittsburgh, PA | Private nonprofit | $29,954 | 63.1% | Available |
| Creighton University Omaha, NE | Private nonprofit | $31,568 | 83.4% | Available |
| East Carolina University Greenville, NC | Public | $15,739 | 62.6% | Available |
| Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL | Public | $12,786 | 47.4% | Available |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus Madison, NJ | Private nonprofit | $22,829 | 66.6% | Available |
| George Mason University Fairfax, VA | Public | $17,915 | 67.8% | Available |
| Goucher College Baltimore, MD | Private nonprofit | $22,470 | 57.3% | Available |
| Heritage University Toppenish, WA | Private nonprofit | $14,598 | 53.7% | Available |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL | Private nonprofit | $18,425 | 75.2% | Available |
| Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN | Public | $16,264 | 80.2% | Available |
| Indiana University-East Richmond, IN | Public | $8,134 | 39.6% | Available |
| Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN | Public | $11,668 | 54.5% | Available |
| Indiana University-Kokomo Kokomo, IN | Public | $3,968 | 45.6% | Available |
| Indiana University-Northwest Gary, IN | Public | $5,130 | 37.4% | Available |
| Indiana University-South Bend South Bend, IN | Public | $8,653 | 40.1% | Available |
| Indiana University-Southeast New Albany, IN | Public | $7,888 | 39.2% | Available |
| Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD | Private nonprofit | $18,809 | 93.8% | Available |
| Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA | Public | $15,048 | 52.2% | Available |
| Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA | Public | $21,331 | 53.8% | Available |
| Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA | Private nonprofit | $36,931 | 87.9% | Available |
| Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR | Private nonprofit | $36,013 | 75.4% | Available |
| Lindenwood University Saint Charles, MO | Private nonprofit | $19,638 | 49.3% | Available |
| Long Island University Brookville, NY | Private nonprofit | $33,062 | 57.1% | Available |
| Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA | Public | $11,864 | 63.8% | Available |
| Madonna University Livonia, MI | Private nonprofit | $17,755 | 60% | Available |
| McDaniel College Westminster, MD | Private nonprofit | $21,916 | 63.3% | Available |
| Middle Georgia State University Macon, GA | Public | $12,361 | 25.3% | Available |
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA | Public | $20,787 | 57.6% | Available |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN | Public | $19,139 | 54% | 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 |
| Missouri Western State University Saint Joseph, MO | Public | $13,251 | 38.5% | Available |
| Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ | Private nonprofit | $30,988 | 71.9% | Available |
| Mount Mary University Milwaukee, WI | Private nonprofit | $20,144 | 43% | Available |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ | Public | $16,504 | 72.8% | Available |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM | Public | $9,873 | 57.1% | Available |
| North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND | Public | $15,543 | 63.9% | Available |
| Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ | Public | $14,158 | 61.3% | Available |
| Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY | Public | $8,191 | 52.2% | Available |
| Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LA | Public | $13,606 | 43.2% | Available |
| Northwestern University Evanston, IL | Private nonprofit | $29,167 | 95.1% | Available |
| Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI | Public | $9,120 | 57.6% | Available |
| Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK | Private nonprofit | $22,857 | 64.9% | Available |
| Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA | Public | $14,638 | 46.3% | Available |
| Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN | Public | $14,600 | 83.1% | Available |
| Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC | Private nonprofit | $30,857 | 61.3% | Available |
| Radford University Radford, VA | Public | $14,578 | 48.7% | Available |
| Rhode Island College Providence, RI | Public | $9,478 | 48.1% | Available |
| Rowan University Glassboro, NJ | Public | $22,408 | 67.4% | Available |
| Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA | Private nonprofit | $29,689 | 78.8% | Available |
| Salem State University Salem, MA | Public | $15,996 | 49.8% | Available |
| San Diego State University San Diego, CA | Public | $15,364 | 76.4% | Available |
| San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA | Public | $12,278 | 50.4% | Available |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA | Public | $23,726 | 55.7% | Available |
| Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH | Private nonprofit | $36,708 | 42.8% | Available |
| Spalding University Louisville, KY | Private nonprofit | $25,491 | 51.7% | Available |
| Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY | Public | $18,784 | 75.6% | Available |
| SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY | Public | $15,897 | 50.2% | Available |
| SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY | Public | $16,353 | 55.1% | Available |
| Syracuse University Syracuse, NY | Private nonprofit | $38,793 | 83.6% | Available |
| Temple University Philadelphia, PA | Public | $28,198 | 75.1% | Available |
| Texas State University San Marcos, TX | Public | $16,805 | 55.3% | Available |
| Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX | Public | $19,070 | 68.7% | Available |
| The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ | Public | $27,646 | 85.9% | Available |
| The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX | Public | $9,403 | 50.2% | Available |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX | Public | $10,836 | 52.6% | Available |
| Universidad del Sagrado Corazon Santurce, PR | Private nonprofit | $12,924 | 52.1% | Available |
| University at Albany Albany, NY | Public | $17,167 | 61.5% | 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 Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL | Public | $18,796 | 64.3% | Available |
| University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR | Public | $18,209 | 70.5% | Available |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR | Public | $17,248 | 41.7% | Available |
| University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA | Public | $13,481 | 92.8% | Available |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH | Public | $25,648 | 75% | Available |
| University of Denver Denver, CO | Private nonprofit | $36,131 | 75.6% | Available |
| University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX | Public | $10,542 | 33.2% | Available |
| University of Iowa Iowa City, IA | Public | $22,531 | 74.6% | Available |
| University of Kentucky Lexington, KY | Public | $18,851 | 71.4% | Available |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA | Public | $13,530 | 52.6% | Available |
| University of Maryland Baltimore Baltimore, MD | Public | Not available | Not available | Available |
| University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA | Public | $17,707 | 49.4% | Available |
| University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA | Public | $20,927 | 52.1% | Available |
| University of Memphis Memphis, TN | Public | $12,397 | 50.9% | Available |
| University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO | Public | $15,071 | 56.6% | Available |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE | Public | $13,441 | 47.1% | Available |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC | Public | $20,109 | 70.6% | Available |
| University of North Texas Denton, TX | Public | $15,649 | 60.7% | Available |
| University of Oregon Eugene, OR | Public | $22,182 | 71.7% | Available |
| University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | Private nonprofit | $28,699 | 96.5% | Available |
| University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI | Public | $21,440 | 73.3% | Available |
| University of Toledo Toledo, OH | Public | $17,249 | 57% | Available |
| University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI | Public | $14,305 | 46.1% | Available |
| Washington & Jefferson College Washington, PA | Private nonprofit | $25,002 | 69.5% | Available |
| Weber State University Ogden, UT | Public | $10,258 | 46.2% | Available |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ | Public | $18,745 | 44% | Available |
| Winona State University Winona, MN | Public | $17,503 | 56.9% | Available |
| Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC | Public | $15,343 | 57% | Available |
| Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH | Public | $15,415 | 41.7% | Available |
| Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH | Public | $12,767 | 50.5% | Available |