Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies programs in Texas
21 schools in Texas teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $25,194 at Austin Community College District.
What this work pays in Texas
Editors in Texas earn a median of $45,950 a year across 6,460 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 Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Postsecondary Teachers, All Other | $64,110 | 4,600 |
| English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary | $78,900 | 4,310 |
| Technical Writers | $82,750 | 3,340 |
| Writers and Authors | $69,990 | 2,320 |
| Proofreaders and Copy Markers | $41,990 | 200 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Community College District Austin | Associate's degree | $10,105 | $25,194 (12 grads) | 14 |
| Amarillo College Amarillo | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Austin Community College District Austin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Del Mar College Corpus Christi | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| El Paso Community College El Paso | Associate's degree | — | not published | 23 |
| Galveston College Galveston | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Hill College Hillsboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Kilgore College Kilgore | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Lamar State College-Orange Orange | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Laredo College Laredo | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Northwest Vista College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Odessa College Odessa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Paris Junior College Paris | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Sam Houston State University Huntsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| St Philip's College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Temple College Temple | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Texas Tech University Lubbock | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| The University of Texas at Austin Austin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 81 |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Trinity Valley Community College Athens | Associate's degree | — | 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.