2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Rhetoric & Composition in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 rhetoric and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the rhetoric and composition program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Rhetoric & Composition in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Pitt is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4 doctorate’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree rhetoric and composition students with aid list, Pitt has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Rhetoric & Composition at Pitt

#2

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$24,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duquesne University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Doctorate 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 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Duquesne also took the #2 spot in our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duquesne University are $24,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Rhetoric & Composition at Duquesne

#3

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$47,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #3 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon University is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s rhetoric and composition degrees to qualified students.

Carnegie Mellon also made our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Rhetoric & Composition at Carnegie Mellon

#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

#3 in overall quality

$41,714 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Syracuse, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s rhetoric and composition students in 2019-2020.

Syracuse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Syracuse 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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