Best Schools for Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

Top colleges ranked by median earnings 2 years after graduation.

50
Schools
$37,258
Avg. Earnings
4,377
Graduates
#1
U

University of Houston-Downtown

Houston, TX · Public

$49,683
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 90.6%
#2
W

Wabash College

Crawfordsville, IN · Private

$49,058
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 62.8%
#3
T

The University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington, TX · Public

$43,319
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $36,912
Graduates: 61
Acceptance: 81.3%
#4
C

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA · Private

$42,682
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,593
Graduates: 22
Acceptance: 11.4%
#5
M

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Denver, CO · Public

$42,276
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,230
Graduates: 87
Acceptance: 99.1%
#6
B

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA · Private

$41,565
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 32.0%
#7
M

Missouri State University-Springfield

Springfield, MO · Public

$41,193
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,643
Graduates: 33
Acceptance: 91.0%
#8
M

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI · Public

$40,945
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $36,915
Graduates: 62
Acceptance: 83.9%
#9
B

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA · Private

$40,368
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 35.3%
#10
U

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA · Private

$39,909
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $23,653
Graduates: 34
Acceptance: 10.0%
#11
G

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA · Public

$39,729
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,051
Graduates: 273
Acceptance: 88.8%
#12
C

Clemson University

Clemson, SC · Public

$39,489
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,156
Graduates: 61
Acceptance: 38.0%
#13
L

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD · Private

$39,009
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $36,906
Graduates: 22
Acceptance: 76.3%
#14
S

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg, PA · Public

$38,721
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,435
Graduates: 48
Acceptance: 85.5%
#15
U

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN · Public

$38,498
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $36,615
Graduates: 272
Acceptance: 77.0%
#16
U

University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, CA · Public

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $41,090
Graduates: 46
Acceptance: 11.7%
#17
I

Illinois College

Jacksonville, IL · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $21,386
Graduates: 23
Acceptance: 74.7%
#18
S

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Carbondale, IL · Public

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,472
Graduates: 37
Acceptance: 90.4%
#19
U

University of Michigan-Flint

Flint, MI · Public

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $12,883
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: 68.8%
#20
J

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA · Public

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,673
Graduates: 55
Acceptance: 76.3%
#21
W

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, PA · Public

$38,072
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,949
Graduates: 112
Acceptance: 79.2%
#22
U

University of North Texas

Denton, TX · Public

$37,808
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,474
Graduates: 114
Acceptance: 72.5%
#23
T

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX · Public

$37,671
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,997
Graduates: 178
Acceptance: 29.1%
#24
A

Arizona State University Campus Immersion

Tempe, AZ · Public

$37,568
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $49,391
Graduates: 60
Acceptance: 90.2%
#25
A

Arizona State University Digital Immersion

Scottsdale, AZ · Public

$37,568
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $49,391
Graduates: 60
Acceptance: 64.1%
#26
N

North Central College

Naperville, IL · Private

$36,848
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 58.3%
#27
D

DePauw University

Greencastle, IN · Private

$36,745
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,533
Graduates: 33
Acceptance: 54.1%
#28
B

Baylor University

Waco, TX · Private

$36,668
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 51.0%
#29
T

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX · Public

$36,282
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,230
Graduates: 110
Acceptance: 89.5%
#30
U

University of South Florida

Tampa, FL · Public

$35,740
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,029
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 41.0%
#31
U

University of Pittsburgh-Bradford

Bradford, PA · Public

$34,793
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $33,776
Graduates: 303
Acceptance: 90.8%
#32
U

University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg

Greensburg, PA · Public

$34,793
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $33,776
Graduates: 303
Acceptance: 97.9%
#33
U

University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

Johnstown, PA · Public

$34,793
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $33,776
Graduates: 303
Acceptance: 95.9%
#34
U

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, PA · Public

$34,793
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $33,776
Graduates: 303
Acceptance: 49.7%
#35
B

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

Bowling Green, OH · Public

$34,603
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,450
Graduates: 170
Acceptance: 80.6%
#36
O

Oglethorpe University

Atlanta, GA · Private

$34,526
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,564
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 60.1%
#37
U

Utah State University

Logan, UT · Public

$34,526
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,121
Graduates: 64
Acceptance: 93.6%
#38
W

Weber State University

Ogden, UT ·

$34,348
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,497
Graduates: 32
Acceptance: N/A
#39
E

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL · Private

$33,993
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $30,891
Graduates: 37
Acceptance: 75.7%
#40
M

Miami University-Oxford

Oxford, OH · Public

$33,993
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,290
Graduates: 86
Acceptance: 82.1%
#41
K

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown, PA · Public

$33,993
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $23,816
Graduates: 27
Acceptance: 94.8%
#42
S

St. Joseph's University-New York

Brooklyn, NY · Private

$33,565
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,201
Graduates: 77
Acceptance: 71.4%
#43
T

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX · Public

$33,382
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,427
Graduates: 66
Acceptance: 70.9%
#44
U

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, CO · Public

$32,925
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,612
Graduates: 43
Acceptance: 77.8%
#45
C

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, NY · Private

$32,925
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 4.2%
#46
H

Hamilton College

Clinton, NY · Private

$32,925
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $19,101
Graduates: 16
Acceptance: 11.8%
#47
C

California State University-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA · Public

$32,569
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,809
Graduates: 262
Acceptance: 91.9%
#48
J

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD · Private

$32,569
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,359
Graduates: 37
Acceptance: 7.6%
#49
E

Emerson College

Boston, MA · Private

$32,021
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $30,525
Graduates: 148
Acceptance: 47.5%
#50
S

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, NH · Private

$32,021
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,207
Graduates: 240
Acceptance: 96.1%

Data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard - earnings data for graduates with this field of study.

Earnings: Median earnings 2 years after graduation for students who completed this major.

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