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Is Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Worth It?

National view of Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies across 153 schools. Average ROI Score: 50/100.

Avg Debt
$27K
Avg Year 1 Earnings
$48K
Avg Year 5 Earnings
$64K
Best School
University of New Mexico-Main Campus

Debt vs Earnings by School

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies by School

SchoolStateMedian DebtYear 1 EarningsYear 5 EarningsROI GradeVerdict
University of New Mexico-Main CampusNM$13K$48K$64KCBUY
Scripps CollegeCA$18K$48K$64KCCAUTION
William Peace UniversityNC$18K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Hamilton CollegeNY$19K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Ohio University-Lancaster CampusOH$19K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Bloomfield CollegeNJ$21K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Ohio University-Southern CampusOH$21K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Bates CollegeME$22K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Hobart William Smith CollegesNY$22K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeGA$23K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Chatham UniversityPA$23K$48K$64KCCAUTION
New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologyNM$23K$48K$64KCCAUTION
University of Minnesota-MorrisMN$23K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Bard College at Simon's RockMA$24K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Brown UniversityRI$24K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Colorado CollegeCO$25K$48K$64KCCAUTION
DePauw UniversityIN$24K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Earlham CollegeIN$25K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Hampshire CollegeMA$24K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Macalester CollegeMN$25K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Northern State UniversitySD$24K$48K$64KCCAUTION
South Georgia State CollegeGA$24K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Waldorf UniversityIA$24K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Whitman CollegeWA$25K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Aquinas CollegeMI$25K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Black Hills State UniversitySD$26K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Covenant CollegeGA$26K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Georgia Southern UniversityGA$25K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Heidelberg UniversityOH$25K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts DevelopmentNM$25K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$25K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Principia CollegeIL$25K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Salem CollegeNC$25K$48K$64KCCAUTION
St. Thomas Aquinas CollegeNY$25K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Truman State UniversityMO$25K$48K$64KCCAUTION
University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgPA$26K$48K$64KCCAUTION
University of Washington-Tacoma CampusWA$25K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Warren Wilson CollegeNC$25K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Western Washington UniversityWA$25K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Beloit CollegeWI$26K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Bennington CollegeVT$26K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Central Washington UniversityWA$26K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Colby CollegeME$26K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Cumberland UniversityTN$26K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Drury UniversityMO$26K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Eckerd CollegeFL$26K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Franklin and Marshall CollegePA$26K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Guilford CollegeNC$27K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Houghton UniversityNY$26K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Ithaca CollegeNY$27K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Lewis-Clark State CollegeID$26K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Loyola University MarylandMD$26K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Malone UniversityOH$27K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Miami University-OxfordOH$26K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Northland CollegeWI$26K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Oberlin CollegeOH$27K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BerksPA$26K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Rocky Mountain CollegeMT$26K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Savannah College of Art and DesignGA$26K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaPA$26K$48K$64KCCAUTION
SUNY College at PotsdamNY$26K$48K$64KCCAUTION
The New SchoolNY$27K$48K$64KCCAUTION
The University of the SouthTN$26K$48K$64KCCAUTION
University of ChicagoIL$26K$48K$64KCCAUTION
University of Maine at FarmingtonME$26K$48K$64KCCAUTION
University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMN$26K$48K$64KCCAUTION
University of MontevalloAL$26K$48K$64KCCAUTION
University of North Carolina WilmingtonNC$27K$48K$64KCCAUTION
University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownPA$26K$48K$64KCCAUTION
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPA$27K$48K$64KCCAUTION
University of RichmondVA$26K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Wabash CollegeIN$27K$48K$64KCCAUTION
West Chester University of PennsylvaniaPA$26K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Yeshiva UniversityNY$26K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Adams State UniversityCO$27K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Agnes Scott CollegeGA$28K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Arcadia UniversityPA$28K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Austin CollegeTX$27K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Bowling Green State University-Main CampusOH$27K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Calvin UniversityMI$27K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Columbia College ChicagoIL$28K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Converse UniversitySC$28K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Denison UniversityOH$27K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Emerson CollegeMA$27K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Franklin CollegeIN$27K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Goucher CollegeMD$27K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Hamline UniversityMN$27K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Hiram CollegeOH$27K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Hollins UniversityVA$28K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Kansas City Art InstituteMO$28K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Knox CollegeIL$27K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaPA$27K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Manhattanville CollegeNY$28K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Marymount Manhattan CollegeNY$28K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Millsaps CollegeMS$28K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Pepperdine UniversityCA$27K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Pratt Institute-MainNY$27K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Providence CollegeRI$27K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Saint Edward's UniversityTX$27K$48K$64KCCAUTION
State University of New York at OswegoNY$27K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Thiel CollegePA$27K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Wells CollegeNY$28K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)MA$27K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Youngstown State UniversityOH$27K$48K$64KCCAUTION
Bridgewater CollegeVA$28K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Cabrini UniversityPA$28K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Chapman UniversityCA$28K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Coe CollegeIA$28K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Colby-Sawyer CollegeNH$28K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Cornell CollegeIA$28K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Elmhurst UniversityIL$29K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Hartwick CollegeNY$28K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Illinois CollegeIL$28K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Lesley UniversityMA$28K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Loyola University New OrleansLA$28K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Maryville CollegeTN$29K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Metropolitan State University of DenverCO$29K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Mississippi CollegeMS$28K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Old Dominion UniversityVA$28K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Simmons UniversityMA$29K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Susquehanna UniversityPA$28K$48K$64KDCAUTION
University of South Carolina AikenSC$28K$48K$64KDCAUTION
University of Wisconsin-SuperiorWI$28K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Weber State UniversityUT$28K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Champlain CollegeVT$29K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Clark Atlanta UniversityGA$29K$48K$64KDCAUTION
La Roche UniversityPA$29K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Lakeland UniversityWI$30K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Point Park UniversityPA$29K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Ringling College of Art and DesignFL$29K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Southern New Hampshire UniversityNH$29K$48K$64KDCAUTION
University of the ArtsPA$30K$48K$64KDCAUTION
California College of the ArtsCA$31K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Eastern Mennonite UniversityVA$31K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Keuka CollegeNY$30K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Liberty UniversityVA$30K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Linfield UniversityOR$30K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Queens University of CharlotteNC$30K$48K$64KDCAUTION
School of the Art Institute of ChicagoIL$30K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Alaska Pacific UniversityAK$31K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Spalding UniversityKY$32K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Stephens CollegeMO$32K$48K$64KDCAUTION
University of Arkansas at Little RockAR$32K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Woodbury UniversityCA$33K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Blackburn CollegeIL$35K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Western Connecticut State UniversityCT$35K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Young Harris CollegeGA$34K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Maharishi International UniversityIA$37K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Southern Oregon UniversityOR$38K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Sweet Briar CollegeVA$38K$48K$64KDCAUTION
Full Sail UniversityFL$43K$48K$64KDAVOID
Goddard CollegeVT$43K$48K$64KDAVOID
College of Our Lady of the ElmsMA$44K$48K$64KDAVOID