2025 Best Rhetoric & Composition Schools in the Great Lakes Region
7Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
310Rhetoric and Composition Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in rhetoric & composition, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #297 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Rhetoric & Composition Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 310 degrees in rhetoric & composition to qualified students.
The rhetoric and composition program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Rhetoric & Composition rankings. For our Best Overall Rhetoric & Composition School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Rhetoric & Composition Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Rhetoric & Composition in the Great Lakes Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the rhetoric and composition degree levels they offer.
Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Rhetoric and Composition
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a great option for students pursuing a degree in rhetoric & composition. BGSU is a large public university located in the fringe town of Bowling Green. A Best Colleges rank of #547 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means BGSU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 72 rhetoric & composition students who graduated with this degree at BGSU in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in rhetoric & composition needs to look into University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 24 rhetoric & composition students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.
DePaul University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in rhetoric & composition. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #135 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.
There were about 13 rhetoric & composition students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent data year.
Youngstown State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in rhetoric & composition. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 39th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 50 rhetoric & composition students who graduated with this degree at Youngstown State University in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the remote town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 13th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 11 rhetoric & composition students who graduated with this degree at Ferris in the most recent data year.
Elmhurst is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Elmhurst. This university ranks 28th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 22 rhetoric & composition students who graduated with this degree at Elmhurst in the most recent data year.
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).
The rhetoric and composition program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Rhetoric & Composition rankings. For our Best Overall Rhetoric & Composition School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
