Bachelor's-25% vs national median234 grads tracked
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies at State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
Ranked 96th of 107 bachelor's programs in Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$27,860
middle 50%: $19,975 – $35,528
Median · 5 years out
$42,734
middle 50%: $30,772 – $58,140
Median · 10 years out
$55,464
middle 50%: $40,227 – $73,442
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
SUNY Oswego graduates in Rhetoric and Composition earn a median of $28k in year one. Earnings rise to $43k after five years.
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
≈ $12,313 total interest
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$45,751 · 5 yrs out
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$45,751 · 5 yrs out
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$45,075 · 5 yrs out
Truman State University
$44,849 · 5 yrs out
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University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
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Southwest Minnesota State University
$42,423 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at El Paso
$42,235 · 5 yrs out
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$42,186 · 5 yrs out
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