Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies programs in Minnesota
13 schools in Minnesota teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in Minnesota
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other in Minnesota earn a median of $84,280 a year across 2,620 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| Editors | $62,650 | 1,970 |
| English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary | $84,200 | 920 |
| Technical Writers | $83,270 | 910 |
| Writers and Authors | $72,810 | 720 |
| Proofreaders and Copy Markers | $49,450 | — |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Century College White Bear Lake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Metropolitan State University Saint Paul | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Minnesota State College Southeast Winona | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Normandale Community College Bloomington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Normandale Community College Bloomington | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.