2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Rhetoric & Composition in the Southwest Region

A doctor's degree in rhetoric and composition is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #166 out of 815 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 6 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of rhetoric and composition. Combined, these schools handed out 38 doctor's degrees in rhetoric and composition to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Rhetoric & Composition School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in rhetoric and composition matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Rhetoric & Composition in the Southwest Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for rhetoric and composition, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Rhetoric & Composition Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for rhetoric and composition.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Rhetoric & Composition in the Southwest Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in rhetoric and composition.

Most Well Attended Schools for Rhetoric and Composition Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

13 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In TX

#1 Best Quality In TX

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at The University of Texas at Austin if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in rhetoric and composition. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in rhetoric and composition in Texas.

There were roughly 13 rhetoric and composition individuals who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NM

#1 Best Quality In NM

University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a popular decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in rhetoric and composition. UNM is a fairly large public university located in the city of Albuquerque. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in rhetoric and composition in New Mexico.

There were roughly 7 rhetoric and composition students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in rhetoric and composition from University of New Mexico - Main Campus

3

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In AZ

#1 Best Quality In AZ

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Arizona if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in rhetoric and composition. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in rhetoric and composition in Arizona.

There were approximately 5 rhetoric and composition students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.

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The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, TX

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In TX

#3 Best Quality In TX

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in rhetoric and composition needs to check out The University of Texas at El Paso. Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in rhetoric and composition in Texas.

There were approximately 5 rhetoric and composition individuals who graduated with this degree at UTEP in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in rhetoric and composition from The University of Texas at El Paso

5

Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In TX

#2 Best Quality In TX

Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in rhetoric and composition in Texas.

There were about 4 rhetoric and composition students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In TX

#4 Best Quality In TX

Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public university with a large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in rhetoric and composition in Texas.

There were about 4 rhetoric and composition students who graduated with this degree at TWU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Rhetoric & Composition Colleges by State

Explore the most popular rhetoric and composition colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	298	21
Arizona	165	5
New Mexico	66	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to Rhetoric and Composition

Rhetoric & Composition is one of 4 different types of Writing Studies programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Rhetoric and Composition

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing	10
Creative Writing	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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