Houghton, New York · Private Non-Profit
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies at Houghton University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 12 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.6% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.6%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~12
- Schools with reported signal
- 589
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 88.7%
- Graduation rate
- 65.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $20,519/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $82,076
- Median debt
- $25,250
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $46,721/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 589 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($135 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($11,223 below). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 75% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies accounts for 1.6% of reported programs at Houghton University, which is bigger than 80% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 12 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Houghton University's average net price is $20,519 per year, about $82,076 over four years. That is $135 below the $20,654 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $46,721 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $11,223 below 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 program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Houghton University #441 of 589 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.