2023 Best Rhetoric & Composition Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$37,100
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Rhetoric and Composition for a Doctorate” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 1,871 people earned their degree in rhetoric and composition, making the major the 297th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 315 rhetoric and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great rhetoric and composition programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the rhetoric and composition program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Rhetoric and Composition for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree vets studying rhetoric and composition.
Top 1 Best Rhetoric & Composition Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Rhetoric and Composition for a Doctorate list. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s rhetoric and composition degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 49,695 students enrolled at Michigan State, 2 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,686. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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