Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies programs in Pennsylvania
18 schools in Pennsylvania teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $41,937 at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus.
What this work pays in Pennsylvania
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other in Pennsylvania earn a median of $65,400 a year across 12,100 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 Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| Editors | $63,460 | 3,240 |
| English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary | $80,670 | 2,530 |
| Technical Writers | $87,620 | 1,330 |
| Writers and Authors | $77,410 | 1,080 |
| Proofreaders and Copy Markers | $47,510 | 230 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh | Undergraduate certificate | $26,697 | $41,937 (16 grads) | 55 |
| Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Delaware County Community College Media | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| La Roche University Pittsburgh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Pennsylvania Western University California | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Reading Area Community College Reading | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Seton Hill University Greensburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Temple University Philadelphia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Thiel College Greenville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 28 |
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.