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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus PhD in Rhetoric & Composition

4 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Rhetoric & Composition is a concentration offered under the writing studies major at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in rhetoric and composition, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Rhetoric and Composition from Pitt Cost?

$24,468 Average Tuition and Fees

Pitt Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Pitt paid an average of $1,630 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $947 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $23,530 $39,898
Fees $938 $938

Does Pitt Offer an Online PhD in Rhetoric and Composition?

Online degrees for the Pitt rhetoric and composition doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Pitt Online Learning page.

Pitt Doctorate Student Diversity for Rhetoric and Composition

4 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
25.0% Women
25.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 4 students received their doctor’s degree in rhetoric and composition. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 25.0% of the students who received their PhD in rhetoric and composition in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 62.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 25.0% of the rhetoric and composition doctor’s degrees at Pitt in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 18%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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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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