Santa Fe, New Mexico · Public
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies at Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 27.7% reported program-share signal, $12,570 school-wide net price, and $24,505 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 93 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
27.7% reported share makes this a large program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 27.7%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~93
- Schools with reported signal
- 589
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 97.5%
- Graduation rate
- 14.6%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $12,570/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $50,280
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $24,505/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
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.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (27.7%), school-wide average net price ($12,570), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($24,505), and peer averages from 589 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 589 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of D, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 23.6x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($8,084 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($33,439 below). Together, those evidence points place Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development in the top 87% 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 27.7% of reported programs at Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, which is bigger than 100% of schools in this field set and 23.6x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 93 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development's average net price is $12,570 per year, about $50,280 over four years. That is $8,084 below the $20,654 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $24,505 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $33,439 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 Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development #510 of 589 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.