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2022 Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
387 Degrees Awarded
$18,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,482 people earned their degree in rhetoric and composition, making the major the 232nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 462 rhetoric and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 387 rhetoric and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in rhetoric and composition. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great rhetoric and composition programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the rhetoric and composition program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Rhetoric & Composition (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg

Greensburg, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg landed the #1 spot on the list. Greensburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s rhetoric and composition degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Pitt Greensburg did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Pitt Greensburg is $13,700 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Rhetoric and Composition students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg Rhetoric & Composition Report

#2

University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown

Johnstown, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt Johnstown, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown is $16,112 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Rhetoric and Composition students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Rhetoric & Composition at University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 151 bachelors’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $20,075 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Rhetoric and Composition students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Pitt.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Pitt Rhetoric & Composition Report

#4

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. WCUPA is a public institution located in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 176 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WCUPA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $16,531 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Rhetoric and Composition students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full West Chester University of Pennsylvania Rhetoric & Composition Report

#5

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s rhetoric and composition students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree rhetoric and composition students whose families make $0-$30k list, Ship has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is $16,461 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Rhetoric and Composition students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Rhetoric & Composition at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

#6

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Duquesne University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Duquesne is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duquesne, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Duquesne is $21,862 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Rhetoric and Composition students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Rhetoric & Composition at Duquesne

#7 in overall quality

St John’s University - New York ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Queens, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s rhetoric and composition students in 2019-2020.

STJ also made our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for STJ is $23,927 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Rhetoric and Composition students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full St John’s University - New York Rhetoric & Composition Report

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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