Bachelor's+15% vs national median1,516 grads tracked
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies at Texas A&M University
Ranked 14th of 107 bachelor's programs in Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,407
middle 50%: $31,855 – $57,338
Median · 5 years out
$65,807
middle 50%: $50,949 – $84,786
Median · 10 years out
$85,147
middle 50%: $61,287 – $123,938
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
Texas A&M University graduates in Writing Studies earn a median of $43k in year one. Median earnings reach $85k after ten 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
6.5 yrs
≈ $7,512 total interest
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Pennsylvania State University (The)
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