by our College Data Analytics TeamRhetoric & Composition is a concentration offered under the writing studies major at Carnegie Mellon University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in rhetoric and composition, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Carnegie Mellon paid an average of $633 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $46,441 | $46,441 |
| Fees | $885 | $885 |
Carnegie Mellon does not offer an online option for its rhetoric and composition master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Carnegie Mellon Online Learning page.
About 57.1% of the students who received their MA in rhetoric and composition in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 69.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 28.6% of the rhetoric and composition master’s degrees at Carnegie Mellon in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing | 6 |
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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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