2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Rhetoric & Composition in the Southeast Region
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Ranked Colleges
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 rhetoric & composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,674 and $121,130 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in rhetoric & composition. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in rhetoric & composition.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree rhetoric and composition students.
Top 3 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Rhetoric & Composition in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s rhetoric and composition students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Rhetoric & Composition at University of Louisville
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s rhetoric and composition students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Rhetoric & Composition at Virginia Tech
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #3 spot on the list. George Mason University is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s rhetoric and composition degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full GMU 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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