2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Rhetoric & Composition in the Great Lakes Region

A master's degree in rhetoric and composition is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #422 out of 1095 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the most popular for rhetoric and composition students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 19 master's degrees in rhetoric and composition to qualified students.

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

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in rhetoric and composition matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Rhetoric & Composition in the Great Lakes Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of rhetoric and composition students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for rhetoric and composition.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Rhetoric & Composition in the Great Lakes Region

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Rhetoric and Composition Students Working on Their Master's

1

DePaul University
Chicago, IL

11 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IL

#1 Best Quality In IL

DePaul University is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in rhetoric and composition. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in rhetoric and composition in Illinois.

There were about 11 rhetoric and composition individuals who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent data year.

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2

Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Michigan Technological University is a popular option for students interested in a master's degree in rhetoric and composition. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public university located in the remote town of Houghton.

There were about 3 rhetoric and composition students who graduated with this degree at Michigan Tech in the most recent data year.

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3

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In OH

#1 Best Quality In OH

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in rhetoric and composition needs to take a look at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in rhetoric and composition in Ohio.

There were roughly 2 rhetoric and composition individuals who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MI

#1 Best Quality In MI

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in rhetoric and composition has to look into Michigan State University. Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the city of East Lansing. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in rhetoric and composition in Michigan.

There were about 2 rhetoric and composition students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.

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5

Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In MI

#2 Best Quality In MI

Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in rhetoric and composition in Michigan.

There were about 1 rhetoric and composition individuals who graduated with this degree at Eastern Michigan in the most recent year we have data available.

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6

Miami University - Oxford
Oxford, OH

#2 Most Popular In OH

Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a master’s in rhetoric and composition from Miami University - Oxford

6

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

#2 Most Popular In IL

SIUC is a large public university located in the small city of Carbondale. More information about a master’s in rhetoric and composition from Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Best Rhetoric & Composition Colleges by State

Explore the most popular rhetoric and composition schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	530	10
Michigan	470	12
Ohio	466	2

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Rhetoric & Composition Related Rankings by Major

One of 4 majors within the Writing Studies area of study, Rhetoric & Composition has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Creative Writing	219
Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing	38
General Writing	25
Other Rhetoric & Composition/Writing Studies	7

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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