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Bachelor's-25% vs national median91 grads tracked

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies at Millikin University

Ranked 97th of 107 bachelor's programs in Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,005
middle 50%: $22,677 – $40,146
Median · 5 years out
$42,709
middle 50%: $34,978 – $56,595
Median · 10 years out
$64,578
middle 50%: $48,624 – $85,032

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Millikin University's bachelor's program in Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies earn a median $33,005 one year after graduating, rising to $64,578 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 25% below the national median of $57,301 for this field, ranking 97th of 107 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
9.2 yrs
≈ $11,185 total interest

Same major at other universities

Hamline University
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
South Dakota State University
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Fitchburg State University
$45,075 · 5 yrs out
Truman State University
$44,849 · 5 yrs out
Roanoke College
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$42,734 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Erie, The Behrend College
$42,709 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
$42,617 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Minnesota State University
$42,423 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at El Paso
$42,235 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York College at Potsdam
$42,186 · 5 yrs out
Bemidji State University
$40,793 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Millikin University

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$144,972 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$124,051 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$84,548 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's)
$80,918 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$75,870 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$73,661 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$73,650 · 5 yrs out
Marketing (Bachelor's)
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$69,669 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$68,911 · 5 yrs out

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