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2022 Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
387 Degrees Awarded
$23,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Rhetoric & Composition is the 232nd most popular major in the country with 2,482 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in rhetoric and composition. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent rhetoric and composition programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the rhetoric and composition program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree rhetoric and composition students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Rhetoric & Composition in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, Pennsylvania
#2 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. West Chester, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s rhetoric and composition degrees to 176 students in 2019-2020.

WCUPA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend WCUPA is $22,495 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Rhetoric and Composition students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Rhetoric & Composition at WCUPA

#2

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg landed the #2 spot on the list. Pitt Greensburg is a small public school situated in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 16 bachelors’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt Greensburg also made our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $17,823 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree rhetoric and composition students with aid per year to attend University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg.

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 - Greensburg

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Pitt is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 151 bachelors’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt also took the #1 spot in our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Pitt is $27,938 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Rhetoric and Composition students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Rhetoric & Composition Report

#4

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 #4 for the Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s rhetoric and composition students in 2019-2020.

Pitt Johnstown also took the #5 spot in our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $19,712 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree rhetoric and composition students with aid per year to attend Pitt Johnstown.

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%.

Read full report on Rhetoric & Composition at University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown

#5

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Ship is a medium-sized school located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 30 bachelors’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2019-2020.

Ship not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $22,054 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree rhetoric and composition students with aid per year to attend Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.

Full Ship Rhetoric & Composition Report

#6

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Duquesne University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Duquesne University 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.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree rhetoric and composition students with aid list, Duquesne has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Duquesne is $29,309 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Rhetoric and Composition students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Rhetoric & Composition at Duquesne University

#7 in overall quality

St John’s University - New York did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Queens, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s rhetoric and composition degrees to 2 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 St John’s University - New York is $27,130 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree rhetoric and composition students with aid.

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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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