Columbia, Missouri · Private Non-Profit
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies at Stephens College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 2.5% reported program-share signal, $23,459 school-wide net price, and $43,071 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 10 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
2.5% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 2.5%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~10
- Schools with reported signal
- 589
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 77.2%
- Graduation rate
- 42.7%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $23,459/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $93,836
- Median debt
- $27,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $43,071/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 (2.5%), school-wide average net price ($23,459), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($43,071), 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 2.1x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($2,805 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($14,873 below). Together, those evidence points place Stephens College in the top 91% 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 2.5% of reported programs at Stephens College, which is bigger than 90% of schools in this field set and 2.1x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 10 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Stephens College's average net price is $23,459 per year, about $93,836 over four years. That is $2,805 above the $20,654 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $43,071 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $14,873 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 Stephens College #534 of 589 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.