Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies at Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA · Bachelor's Degree · about 63 graduates a year

$31,447
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$47,439
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$48,471
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#68 of 137
Rank by pay
#64 of 137
Rank, wage-adjusted
$25,000
Median federal debt

Georgia Southern University graduates in rhetoric and composition/writing studies earn 2% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 53% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Georgia Southern University Compares for Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

All 137 colleges reporting rhetoric and composition/writing studies earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1University of Richmond University Of Richmond, VA$81,253$73,988#2—
2University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT$75,686$71,733#5$47,950
3Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA$71,205$72,416#4—
4Iowa State University Ames, IA$69,673$73,287#3—
5University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$69,373$63,125#17$44,553
6Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY$68,522$65,219#9—
7The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX$68,314$69,455#7$38,713
8Saint Johns University Collegeville, MN$67,607$64,579#12—
9Clemson University Clemson, SC$67,102$74,406#1$43,505
10Wabash College Crawfordsville, IN$65,605$70,382#6$50,446
…
65Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI$47,823$50,424#60$23,508
66Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY$47,702$45,402#81$36,244
67Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA$47,530$48,338#67$26,242
68Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA$47,439$49,109#64$31,447
69Champlain College Burlington, VT$47,141$48,418#66$23,237
70University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA$47,124$43,344#88$29,758
71University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA$47,124$43,344#89$29,758

Other Majors at Georgia Southern University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$95,844$67,235#12 of 43
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$95,467$75,859#176 of 258
Computer and Information Sciences$92,026$63,616#174 of 459
Mechanical Engineering$87,731$68,462#248 of 318
Manufacturing Engineering—$83,438—
Management Information Systems and Services$81,310$59,373#85 of 166
Information Science/Studies$80,409$52,435#87 of 148
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$79,988$72,741#713 of 966
Finance and Financial Management Services$79,411$50,753#205 of 452
Civil Engineering$78,034$63,195#213 of 233
Business Administration, Management and Operations$74,726$48,374#249 of 1176
Accounting and Related Services$74,282$44,094#374 of 796
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$72,156$62,447#59 of 93
Marketing$69,425$46,640#196 of 516
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$66,017$58,026#142 of 253
Chemistry$65,629$34,977#111 of 209
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$65,037$28,360#26 of 85
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$64,934$35,649#72 of 178
Mathematics$59,424$35,511#254 of 309
Political Science and Government$58,949$30,407#343 of 565
Business/Managerial Economics$57,606$39,233#82 of 84
Anthropology$55,879—#24 of 188
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$55,330$29,320#240 of 610
Journalism$54,396$33,798#95 of 187
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$53,981$27,644—
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$53,826$31,582#105 of 156
Criminology$53,766$35,588#68 of 113
Design and Applied Arts$53,396$39,355#142 of 299
Special Education and Teaching$53,272—#67 of 177
Criminal Justice and Corrections$52,398$35,266#427 of 660

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Georgia Southern University rhetoric and composition/writing studies graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $31,447 one year after graduating and $47,439 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Georgia Southern University rank for rhetoric and composition/writing studies?

Among 137 colleges reporting earnings for rhetoric and composition/writing studies graduates, Georgia Southern University ranks #68 by median pay four years after graduation, and #64 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is rhetoric and composition/writing studies at Georgia Southern University worth it?

Its graduates earn 2% less than the national median for rhetoric and composition/writing studies ($48,471), and the median federal debt at graduation is $25,000.

← All data for Georgia Southern University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.