Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies programs in New York
15 schools in New York 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 New York
Editors in New York earn a median of $101,480 a year across 16,800 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 New York |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary | $84,850 | 6,110 |
| Postsecondary Teachers, All Other | $67,640 | 2,810 |
| Technical Writers | $98,310 | 1,610 |
| Proofreaders and Copy Markers | $59,740 | 1,030 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUNY City College New York | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| CUNY Kingsborough Community College Brooklyn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Cayuga County Community College Auburn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Monroe Community College Rochester | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Nassau Community College Garden City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Onondaga Community College Syracuse | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| SUNY Adirondack Queensbury | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| St. John Fisher University Rochester | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Suffolk County Community College Selden | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Tompkins Cortland Community College Dryden | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Tompkins Cortland Community College Dryden | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| University at Buffalo Buffalo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
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.