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Bachelor's-33% vs national median169 grads tracked

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies at University of Maine - Farmington

Ranked 105th of 107 bachelor's programs in Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$26,959
middle 50%: $20,747 – $35,786
Median · 5 years out
$38,189
middle 50%: $26,909 – $50,539
Median · 10 years out
$51,424
middle 50%: $38,279 – $66,108

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 University of Maine - Farmington's bachelor's program in Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies earn a median $26,959 one year after graduating, rising to $51,424 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 33% below the national median of $57,301 for this field, ranking 105th 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
10.8 yrs
≈ $13,584 total interest

Same major at other universities

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
Randolph College
$40,793 · 5 yrs out
Converse University
$37,592 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Buffalo State University
$32,272 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Maine - Farmington

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$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$63,270 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$56,676 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$52,872 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources and Conservation (Bachelor's)
$49,969 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor's)
$49,969 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$49,659 · 5 yrs out
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Bachelor's)
$49,659 · 5 yrs out

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