by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Most Well Attended Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Great Lakes 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 1,871 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 315 rhetoric and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 26 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in rhetoric and composition. To top this list, a school must have a successful rhetoric and composition program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Great Lakes Region. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Ohio, and it awarded 81 ’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Rhetoric & Composition Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Great Lakes Region. UIUC is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 41 ’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 26 schools in the Most Well Attended Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Youngstown State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Youngstown, Ohio, and it awarded 34 ’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Most Well Attended Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school awarded 31 degrees to qualified ’s rhetoric and composition students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wabash College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Wabash College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Crawfordsville, Indiana. It awarded 22 ’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Illinois College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jacksonville, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Elmhurst University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Elmhurst is located in Elmhurst, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 ’s rhetoric and composition degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
DePaul University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 ’s rhetoric and composition degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Ferris State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ferris is a public institution located in Big Rapids, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Michigan State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. Michigan State is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Stark State College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Stark State College is a fairly large public school situated in North Canton, Ohio. It awarded 10 ’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2020-2021.
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Michigan Technological University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan Technological University is a medium-sized public school situated in Houghton, Michigan. It awarded 7 ’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 4 ’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
McKendree University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #15. McKendree University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lebanon, Illinois. It awarded 2 ’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Miami University - Oxford ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large school located in Oxford, Ohio that handed out 2 ’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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Bethel University - Mishawaka did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #15. Bethel University is a small school located in Mishawaka, Indiana that handed out 2 ’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a fairly large public school situated in Edwardsville, Illinois. It awarded 1 ’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Rhetoric & Composition Report
Eastern Michigan University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Eastern Michigan is a public institution located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Ohio University - Lancaster Campus landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Lancaster, Ohio, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s rhetoric and composition students in 2020-2021.
Full Ohio University - Lancaster Campus Rhetoric & Composition Report
Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s rhetoric and composition degrees to qualified students.
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Ohio University - Eastern Campus ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio University - Eastern Campus is a public institution located in Saint Clairsville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Chillicothe, Ohio, and it awarded 0 ’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #19, Spring Arbor University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Spring Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 0 ’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Ohio University - Zanesville Campus ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Zanesville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s rhetoric and composition degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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Ohio University - Southern Campus ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Southern is a small school located in Ironton, Ohio that handed out 0 ’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Ohio University - Southern Campus Rhetoric & Composition Report
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