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

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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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 rhetoric and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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 Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’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

$16,758 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Master’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. WCUPA is a fairly large school located in West Chester, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 masters’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2019-2020.

WCUPA also made our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at WCUPA are $16,758, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Rhetoric & Composition at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

#2

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s rhetoric and composition degrees to qualified students.

Pitt also took the #0 spot in our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Rhetoric & Composition Report

#3

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$47,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 7 masters’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Rhetoric & Composition at Carnegie Mellon University

#4

Goucher College

Baltimore, Maryland

#3 in overall quality

$9,047 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Goucher College landed the #4 spot on the list. Goucher College is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s rhetoric and composition degrees to qualified students.

Goucher also made our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Goucher are $9,047, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Goucher College Rhetoric & Composition Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Rhetoric & Composition (With Aid)

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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