COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies bachelor's degree at University of Maine at Farmington
Farmington, ME · Public
What this page covers
Federal data group related majors at the same college and degree level. One record can include several named programs or concentrations.
The short version
Reported earnings are below similar programs.
$8,390 below the national median for the same field and degree level.
- Debt as a share of earnings
- Not available
- Highest price with a positive payoff
- Not reached
- Modeled 10-year payoff
- −120% · Negative payoff
- Available price data
- College-wide context only
PRICE SENSITIVITY
The price can change the verdict.
Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.
← Negative payoff$0Positive payoff →
$0Annual price−$229,190
$8,000Annual price−$261,190
$16,000Current college-wide context−$293,190
$17,000Current college-wide context−$297,190
$24,000Annual price−$325,190
$32,000Annual price−$357,190
$40,000Annual price−$389,190
OUTCOME SIGNALS
Graduate outcomes from several angles.
Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.
NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT
Size, aid and an earnings floor.
The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.
Preliminary federal earnings benchmark$36,497Informational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$40,081$3,584 above the preliminary benchmark
Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$16,857
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWINGNot available
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGS$40,081
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENTNot available
Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.
ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE PROGRAM REPORTS
1 related offering reported to the Department of Labor
These provider-reported records add named prices, completion and employment context where available. They describe a separate workforce-program cohort and may include non-degree training, so they are not blended into the College Scorecard earnings or DegreeVerdict ROI.
Creative Writing
- Reported price
- $24,224
- Completion
- 76.0%
- Employed in Q2
- 43.0%
- Q2 quarterly earnings
- $3,440
WHAT WILL IT COST?
Published college costs provide the starting point.
Your exact offering, aid, residency and time to finish determine the price you actually pay.
Enter my price →AVERAGE NET PRICE$16,857Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$25,822Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATE96.7%Institution context
COMPLETION RATE51.5%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?
Reported earnings after completion.
Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?
Repayment pressure is not available
Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.
Gross monthly earnings$3,340
Estimated loan paymentNot available
18borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
$40,081 vs. $48,471
$8,390 below the national median for the same field and credential.
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?
Related occupations, wages and outlook.
Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.
BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$84,290 median wageME estimate · 230 jobs · 25-1123$61,450–$128,370 middle 50% of ME wages+0.0% projected U.S. growth · 4,500 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeWriters and Authors$76,910 median wageU.S. estimate · 200 jobs · 27-3043-0.3% projected U.S. growth · 11,900 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeEditors$50,180 median wageME estimate · 300 jobs · 27-3041$46,280–$73,390 middle 50% of ME wages-1.1% projected U.S. growth · 7,900 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreePostsecondary Teachers, All Other$59,950 median wageME estimate · 280 jobs · 25-1199$56,430–$80,160 middle 50% of ME wages+2.0% projected U.S. growth · 12,500 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeTechnical Writers$90,390 median wageU.S. estimate · 310 jobs · 27-3042+0.8% projected U.S. growth · 3,200 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeProofreaders and Copy Markers$51,120 median wageU.S. estimate · 4,580 jobs · 43-9081-0.9% projected U.S. growth · 1,100 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degree
CENSUS EMPLOYMENT DESTINATIONS
Where graduates work five years later
The leading industries employing graduates in this college, broad field and credential group.
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Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.
Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.
University of Utah
$35,605 higher earnings · $657 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $75,686
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $16,200
University of California, Berkeley
$29,292 higher earnings · $3,376 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $69,373
- Debt
- $14,037
- Annual net price
- $13,481
University of North Texas
$22,622 higher earnings · $1,208 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $62,703
- Debt
- $19,424
- Annual net price
- $15,649
University of Nebraska at Kearney
$21,860 higher earnings · $615 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $61,941
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $16,242
DATA QUALITY
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Not reported observations in the earnings cohort
June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release
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