Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.

CIP Code: 23.13 • English Language and Literature/Letters

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 23.1301 - 23.1399.

Colleges Offering

500

Avg. Median Earnings

$49,070

Highest Earnings

$61,676

Highest Earnings

Graduates from Arizona State University Campus Immersion earn the highest median salary at $61,676

Career Paths & Salaries

Common careers for graduates with this degree, including national median salaries from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2023)

Technical Writers

SOC Code: 27-3042

$90,390

median salary

Hourly Wage

$43.46/hr

Total Jobs

45,500

English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

SOC Code: 25-1123

$78,760

median salary

Hourly Wage

N/A

Total Jobs

57,720

Editors

SOC Code: 27-3041

$77,920

median salary

Hourly Wage

$37.46/hr

Total Jobs

91,690

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other

SOC Code: 25-1199

$77,640

median salary

Hourly Wage

N/A

Total Jobs

149,840

Writers and Authors

SOC Code: 27-3043

$76,910

median salary

Hourly Wage

$36.98/hr

Total Jobs

47,940

Proofreaders and Copy Markers

SOC Code: 43-9081

$51,120

median salary

Hourly Wage

$24.58/hr

Total Jobs

4,580

Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2023)

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Colleges Offering Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.

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Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

Tifton, GA

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Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

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Agnes Scott College

Decatur, GA

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Alaska Pacific University

Anchorage, AK

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Albertus Magnus College

New Haven, CT

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Albion College

Albion, MI

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Anderson University

Anderson, SC

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Anderson University

Anderson, IN

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Aquinas College

Grand Rapids, MI

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$39,465

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Arcadia University

Glenside, PA

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$27,390

Arizona State University Campus Immersion

Tempe, AZ

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Median Earnings

$61,676

1-Year Earnings

$54,078

Arizona State University Digital Immersion

Scottsdale, AZ

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Median Earnings

$61,676

1-Year Earnings

$54,078

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

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Art Academy of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH

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Asbury University

Wilmore, KY

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Ashland University

Ashland, OH

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Auburn University at Montgomery

Montgomery, AL

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Augsburg University

Minneapolis, MN

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Augustana College

Rock Island, IL

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$33,950

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Aurora University

Aurora, IL

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Austin College

Sherman, TX

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Baldwin Wallace University

Berea, OH

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Bard College

Annandale-On-Hudson, NY

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Bates College

Lewiston, ME

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Baylor University

Waco, TX

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1-Year Earnings

$31,640

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