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Technical Writers
- Median pay
- $90,390/yr
- 10-yr job growth
- 0.9%
Degree Programs That Lead Here
These are the fields of study that feed into a Technical Writers career. The colleges below all offer at least one of them.
830 colleges · showing 1–25
| College | Matching program | Credential | Net price/yr | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg, WV · 4-yr Public | Public Relations | Associate's | $1,807 | WV |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA · 4-yr Public | Public Relations | Associate's | $2,779 | CA |
| CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 4-yr Public | Rhetoric & Composition | Graduate | $2,984 | NY |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 4-yr Public | Business Operations Support | Bachelor's | $3,033 | NY |
| CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY · 4-yr Public | Rhetoric & Composition | Graduate | $3,103 | NY |
| El Paso Community College El Paso, TX · 2-yr Public | Rhetoric & Composition +1 more | Associate's | $3,206 | TX |
| Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor, MI · 2-yr Public | Rhetoric & Composition | Associate's | $3,249 | MI |
| Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX · 4-yr Public | Rhetoric & Composition +1 more | Associate's | $3,399 | TX |
| Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX · 4-yr Public | Public Relations | Graduate | $3,637 | TX |
| CUNY City College New York, NY · 4-yr Public | Rhetoric & Composition | Graduate | $3,776 | NY |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA · 2-yr Public | Rhetoric & Composition | Associate's | $4,152 | CA |
| CUNY Queens College Queens, NY · 4-yr Public | Rhetoric & Composition +1 more | Graduate | $4,195 | NY |
| CUNY York College Jamaica, NY · 4-yr Public | Rhetoric & Composition | Bachelor's | $4,456 | NY |
| California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · 4-yr Public | Rhetoric & Composition | Graduate | $4,564 | CA |
| University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL · 4-yr Public | Public Relations | Bachelor's | $4,815 | FL |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · 4-yr Public | Rhetoric & Composition | Graduate | $4,831 | TX |
| Dalton State College Dalton, GA · 4-yr Public | Public Relations | Bachelor's | $5,012 | GA |
| CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY · 4-yr Public | Rhetoric & Composition | Bachelor's | $5,127 | NY |
| Indiana University-Northwest Gary, IN · 4-yr Public | Rhetoric & Composition | Certificate | $5,130 | IN |
| Grossmont College El Cajon, CA · 2-yr Public | Rhetoric & Composition | Associate's | $5,311 | CA |
| Lansing Community College Lansing, MI · 2-yr Public | Rhetoric & Composition | Associate's | $5,437 | MI |
| CUNY Kingsborough Community College Brooklyn, NY · 2-yr Public | Rhetoric & Composition | Associate's | $5,606 | NY |
| Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH · 4-yr Public | Rhetoric & Composition | Bachelor's | $5,650 | OH |
| Warren County Community College Washington, NJ · 2-yr Public | Rhetoric & Composition | Associate's | $5,726 | NJ |
| Palomar College San Marcos, CA · 2-yr Public | Public Relations | Associate's | $5,763 | CA |
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