Bachelor's-6% vs national median2,561 grads tracked
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies at Old Dominion University
Ranked 49th of 107 bachelor's programs in Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$36,927
middle 50%: $26,870 – $49,081
Median · 5 years out
$54,110
middle 50%: $40,173 – $73,342
Median · 10 years out
$67,604
middle 50%: $48,219 – $94,480
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 $37k in their first year. Ten-year median salary is $68k.
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
7.8 yrs
≈ $9,185 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Montana (The)
$55,307 · 5 yrs out
Tarleton State University
$54,857 · 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
$54,281 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$54,177 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$53,753 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Cortland
$53,485 · 5 yrs out
Agnes Scott College
$53,181 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical College
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$53,003 · 5 yrs out
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$151,312 · 5 yrs out
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$135,920 · 5 yrs out
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$130,386 · 5 yrs out
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$102,191 · 5 yrs out
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