Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies at Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY · Master's Degree · about 21 graduates a year

$34,855
Median pay 1 year after graduating
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Median pay 4 years after graduating
$55,035
National median for this major (4 yrs)
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Rank by pay
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Rank, wage-adjusted
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Median federal debt

Other Majors at Stony Brook University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$184,407—#8 of 78
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$145,737$122,527#26 of 216
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$134,363$126,792#86 of 432
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities$117,308$115,213#8 of 36
Applied Mathematics$115,518$83,112#10 of 17
Business Administration, Management and Operations$109,573$70,196#239 of 861
Finance and Financial Management Services$108,626$67,332#37 of 69
Mechanical Engineering$104,470$82,757#72 of 83
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$104,443—#58 of 62
Health and Medical Administrative Services$99,795$72,984#59 of 211
Medical Illustration and Informatics$99,289$70,381#17 of 27
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$95,322$46,439#35 of 40
Human Resources Management and Services$92,520$71,278#54 of 159
Accounting and Related Services$91,337$69,523#206 of 349
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$89,107$74,387#5 of 34
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$83,252$59,000#23 of 211
Public Health$81,990$64,289#87 of 201
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$78,487$69,204#1 of 33
Public Policy Analysis$77,523$54,079#42 of 50
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$77,223$63,269#13 of 52
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$73,386$64,011#44 of 285
Marketing$73,000$64,488#29 of 37
Biology$71,973$46,316#27 of 57
Psychology$71,005$36,927#35 of 92
Educational Administration and Supervision$68,274$56,069#258 of 453
Social Work$67,350$51,751#79 of 279
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy—$37,701—

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $34,855 one year after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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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.