Bachelor's-18% vs national median189 grads tracked
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies at SUNY College at Purchase
Ranked 85th of 107 bachelor's programs in Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$28,896
middle 50%: $21,891 – $42,286
Median · 5 years out
$47,243
middle 50%: $29,141 – $67,174
Median · 10 years out
$63,346
middle 50%: $44,398 – $89,036
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 graduates earn a median of $29k in their first year. Five-year median earnings are approximately $47k.
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 yrs
≈ $11,187 total interest
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$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Western Connecticut State University
$48,085 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$48,030 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Iowa
$47,574 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$47,492 · 5 yrs out
Youngstown State University
$47,409 · 5 yrs out
Augsburg University
$47,270 · 5 yrs out
Western Oregon University
$47,169 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$46,156 · 5 yrs out
Monmouth College
$46,093 · 5 yrs out
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$45,965 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
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