Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies at Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI · Bachelor's Degree · about 28 graduates a year

$34,464
Median pay 1 year after graduating
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Median pay 4 years after graduating
$48,471
National median for this major (4 yrs)
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Rank by pay
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Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,894
Median federal debt

Other Majors at Oakland University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Industrial Engineering$102,222$77,169#26 of 94
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$99,967$80,623#107 of 258
Mechanical Engineering$97,444$78,213#58 of 318
Computer Engineering$95,843$78,709#147 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$90,737$66,537#189 of 459
Management Information Systems and Services$88,497$65,128#59 of 166
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$87,119$69,446#57 of 126
Public Health$85,266$59,330#6 of 215
Business Administration, Management and Operations$84,052$62,359#87 of 1176
Accounting and Related Services$82,699$59,833#222 of 796
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$81,667$74,917#659 of 966
Finance and Financial Management Services$79,127$61,804#207 of 452
Economics$71,874—#247 of 368
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$70,486$55,992#65 of 93
Human Resources Management and Services$70,347$51,010#76 of 187
Marketing$69,448$50,087#194 of 516
Business/Commerce$68,496$56,118#86 of 271
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$63,925$62,452#152 of 253
Homeland Security$63,858—#21 of 33
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$63,534$36,157#58 of 476
Criminal Justice and Corrections$60,027$35,705#149 of 660
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$59,922$31,201#67 of 265
Mathematics$57,531—#269 of 309
Biological/Biosystems Engineering—$57,337—
Biology$55,991$27,497#491 of 841
Social Work$55,754$38,446#117 of 420
Communication and Media Studies$55,662$37,795#277 of 660
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences$54,767$29,225#50 of 61
Political Science and Government$51,129$29,080#501 of 565
History$48,990$36,257#274 of 459

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $34,464 one year after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

← All data for Oakland 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.