Providence, Rhode Island · Private Non-Profit
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies at Providence College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.5% reported program-share signal, $48,523 school-wide net price, and $87,054 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 23 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.5% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.5%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~23
- Schools with reported signal
- 589
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 50.9%
- Graduation rate
- 85.8%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $48,523/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $194,092
- Median debt
- $27,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $87,054/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 (0.5%), school-wide average net price ($48,523), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($87,054), 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. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
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 below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($27,869 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($29,110 above). Together, those evidence points place Providence College in the top 92% 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 0.5% of reported programs at Providence College, which is bigger than 48% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 23 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Providence College's average net price is $48,523 per year, about $194,092 over four years. That is $27,869 above the $20,654 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $87,054 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $29,110 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 program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Providence College #539 of 589 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.