Bachelor's-1% vs national median260 grads tracked
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies at University of Wisconsin - Stout
Ranked 35th of 107 bachelor's programs in Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,505
middle 50%: $29,916 – $53,485
Median · 5 years out
$56,563
middle 50%: $44,215 – $70,997
Median · 10 years out
$83,557
middle 50%: $56,170 – $98,163
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 studies at University of Wisconsin - Stout yield a $40k median salary in the first year. Long-term earnings reach $84k after a decade.
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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,563 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$58,829 · 5 yrs out
Elmhurst University
$57,781 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$57,672 · 5 yrs out
Northern Arizona University
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
Sam Houston State University
$57,301 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at San Antonio
$56,929 · 5 yrs out
West Texas A&M University
$56,406 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Missouri State University
$56,249 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Commerce
$56,007 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University of Denver
$55,851 · 5 yrs out
Oregon State University
$55,728 · 5 yrs out
Stephen F Austin State University
$55,577 · 5 yrs out
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