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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Rhetoric & Composition in the Southeast Region

16 Ranked Colleges
444 Degrees Awarded
$28,300 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Rhetoric & Composition is the 297th most popular major in the country with 1,835 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Southeast region, there were 511 rhetoric & composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 444 rhetoric & composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in rhetoric & composition. That schools that top this list have a program in rhetoric & composition in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southeast Region”.

Top 16 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Rhetoric & Composition in the Southeast Region

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University of Montevallo
Montevallo, Alabama

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Montevallo. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southeast Region list. Montevallo is a small school located in Montevallo, Alabama that handed out 13 bachelors’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 Montevallo Rhetoric & Composition Report

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Old Dominion University
Norfolk, Virginia

Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the #2 spot on the list. Old Dominion University is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 210 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Rhetoric & Composition at Old Dominion

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University of Richmond
University of Richmond, Virginia

Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Richmond landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in University of Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2021-2022.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Rhetoric & Composition at URichmond

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Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southeast Region. Clemson University is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 71 bachelors’s rhetoric and composition degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Rhetoric & Composition at Clemson University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi Valley State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Itta Bena, Mississippi, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s rhetoric and composition students in 2021-2022.

Full Mississippi Valley State University Rhetoric & Composition Report

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Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, Georgia

Georgia Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. GaSou is a large school located in Statesboro, Georgia that handed out 35 bachelors’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Rhetoric & Composition at GaSou

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Georgia College & State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia College is located in Milledgeville, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s rhetoric and composition degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Rhetoric & Composition at Georgia College & State University

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East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, Tennessee

East Tennessee State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Johnson City, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s rhetoric and composition degrees to 21 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad 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 full report on Rhetoric & Composition at ETSU

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Marshall University
Huntington, West Virginia

Marshall University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Huntington, West Virginia, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 Marshall University Rhetoric & Composition Report

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Jackson State University
Jackson, Mississippi

Jackson State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Jackson State University is a medium-sized school located in Jackson, Mississippi that handed out 5 bachelors’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Rhetoric & Composition at Jackson State

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Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta, Georgia

Clark Atlanta University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. CAU is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s rhetoric and composition degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.

Read full report on Rhetoric & Composition at Clark Atlanta University

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With a ranking of #12, University of Central Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Central Florida is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Rhetoric & Composition at University of Central Florida

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

University of Kentucky did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Rhetoric & Composition at University of Kentucky

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Methodist University
Fayetteville, North Carolina

Methodist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s rhetoric and composition students in 2021-2022.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Methodist University Rhetoric & Composition Report

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Columbus State University
Columbus, Georgia

Columbus State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. Columbus State University is a public institution located in Columbus, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full CSU Rhetoric & Composition Report

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Bob Jones University
Greenville, South Carolina

With a ranking of #14, Bob Jones University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Greenville, South Carolina, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Bob Jones University Rhetoric & Composition Report

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