Burlington, Vermont · Private Non-Profit
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies at Champlain College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 1.3% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $35,860 school-wide net price and $58,386 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
1.3% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a measurable award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 1.3% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 589
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 82.9%
- Graduation rate
- 65.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $35,860/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $143,440
- Median debt
- $26,814
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $58,386/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (1.3%), school-wide average net price ($35,860), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($58,386), and peer averages from 589 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 589 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of D, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is above the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($15,206 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($442 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place Champlain College in the top 95% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies accounts for 1.3% of the awards or completions reported for Champlain College. That award concentration is higher than at 74% of schools in this field set and is above the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Champlain College's average net price is $35,860 per year, about $143,440 over four years. That is $15,206 above the $20,654 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $58,386 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $442 above the $57,944 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Champlain College #558 of 589 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.