Bachelor's-5% vs national median2,040 grads tracked
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies at Bowling Green State University
Ranked 48th of 107 bachelor's programs in Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$36,818
middle 50%: $26,982 – $47,759
Median · 5 years out
$54,177
middle 50%: $40,623 – $72,262
Median · 10 years out
$70,276
middle 50%: $51,465 – $99,939
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
Bowling Green State University graduates in Rhetoric and Composition earn $37k in year one. Median salaries reach $70k by year ten.
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.
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Paid off in
7.8 yrs
≈ $9,171 total interest
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$55,577 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$55,525 · 5 yrs out
University of Montana (The)
$55,307 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Denver
$54,788 · 5 yrs out
Georgia College & State University
$54,496 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
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Old Dominion University
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Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
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Kent State University
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$53,107 · 5 yrs out
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