Bachelor's-10% vs national median179 grads tracked
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies at Weber State University
Ranked 64th of 107 bachelor's programs in Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,440
middle 50%: $24,167 – $45,075
Median · 5 years out
$51,600
middle 50%: $39,425 – $71,728
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
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
Weber State University graduates in Rhetoric and Composition earn a median of $34k in their first year. This salary grows to $52k by the fifth year.
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
8.6 yrs
≈ $9,983 total interest
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University of Minnesota Morris
$52,527 · 5 yrs out
Portland State University
$52,401 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Berks
$52,354 · 5 yrs out
CUNY York College
$52,354 · 5 yrs out
Missouri State University
$52,190 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina State University
$52,116 · 5 yrs out
Montana Technological University
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$51,159 · 5 yrs out
University of Akron (The)
$50,881 · 5 yrs out
Texas Southern University
$50,539 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana Tech University
$49,960 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama in Huntsville
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
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