2025 Best Rhetoric & Composition Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Rhetoric & Composition is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #183 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of rhetoric & composition. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 94 bachelor's degrees in rhetoric & composition during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to rhetoric & composition students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other rhetoric & composition students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized rhetoric & composition related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for rhetoric & composition students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Rhetoric & Composition Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Rhetoric & Composition in the Southwest Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in rhetoric & composition.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Rhetoric and Composition

1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

68 Annual Graduates

University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a wonderful option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in rhetoric & composition. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in rhetoric & composition from University of New Mexico - Main Campus

2

Texas State University
San Marcos, TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

Texas State University is a good decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in rhetoric & composition. Texas State is a very large public university located in the small city of San Marcos.More information about a bachelor’s in rhetoric & composition from Texas State University

Best Rhetoric & Composition Colleges by State

Explore the best rhetoric & composition colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	572	17
Oklahoma	377	0
New Mexico	202	117

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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 Majors Related to Rhetoric and Composition

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing	191
Creative Writing	137
General Writing	62

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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