Oneonta, New York · Private Non-Profit
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies at Hartwick 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 $31,320 school-wide net price and $61,107 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)
- 69.6%
- Graduation rate
- 53.3%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $31,320/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $125,280
- Median debt
- $27,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $61,107/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 ($31,320), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($61,107), 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 ($10,666 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($3,163 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place Hartwick College in the top 86% 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 Hartwick College. That award concentration is higher than at 75% 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?
Hartwick College's average net price is $31,320 per year, about $125,280 over four years. That is $10,666 above the $20,654 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $61,107 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $3,163 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 Hartwick College #508 of 589 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.