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
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies bachelor's graduates earn $26,959 in their first year. Median earnings hit $51k by year 10.
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
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$45,075 · 5 yrs out
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$44,849 · 5 yrs out
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$44,398 · 5 yrs out
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$42,734 · 5 yrs out
Millikin University
$42,709 · 5 yrs out
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$42,709 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
$42,617 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Minnesota State University
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University of Texas at El Paso
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$42,186 · 5 yrs out
Bemidji State University
$40,793 · 5 yrs out
Randolph College
$40,793 · 5 yrs out
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