Program Analysis
First-year earnings of $31,006 track close to the $29,653 national median for Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies programs. This is a middle-of-the-road outcome on salary alone.
At 6.2x the cost of in-state tuition, the ten-year earnings outlook represents a strong return. Not exceptional, but meaningfully positive.
AI risk is moderate — 62% task exposure — and the 1% scenario spread suggests disruption would dent but not destroy the earnings outlook.
The $21,500 debt-to-$31,006 income ratio translates to about 8 months of earnings. Standard loan terms should handle this comfortably.
Ranked #48 out of 121 programs, Grand Canyon University's Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies offering sits in the upper half but doesn't break into the top tier.