Bachelor's-26% vs national median371 grads tracked
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies at University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
Ranked 99th of 107 bachelor's programs in Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$27,194
middle 50%: $19,564 – $35,215
Median · 5 years out
$42,617
middle 50%: $30,352 – $55,530
Median · 10 years out
$57,372
middle 50%: $38,763 – $75,403
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
UNC Wilmington graduates in Rhetoric and Composition earn a median of $27k starting out. Five-year earnings rise to $43k.
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
9.9 yrs
≈ $12,381 total interest
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$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
Millikin University
$42,709 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Erie, The Behrend College
$42,709 · 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
University of Maine - Farmington
$38,189 · 5 yrs out
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