2025 Best Rhetoric & Composition Schools in the Southeast Region
8Colleges in the Southeast Region
511Rhetoric 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.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Rhetoric & Composition Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 511 degrees in rhetoric & composition annually.
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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Rhetoric & Composition Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Rhetoric & Composition in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region Schools in Rhetoric and Composition
Clemson University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in rhetoric & composition. Clemson is a very large public university located in the suburb of Clemson. A Best Colleges rank of #149 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.
There were approximately 71 rhetoric & composition students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat Old Dominion University if you want to pursue a degree in rhetoric & composition. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were roughly 210 rhetoric & composition students who graduated with this degree at Old Dominion in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Richmond is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in rhetoric & composition. URichmond is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of University of Richmond. A Best Colleges rank of #126 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means URichmond is a great university overall.
There were roughly 23 rhetoric & composition students who graduated with this degree at URichmond in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat University of Kentucky if you want to pursue a degree in rhetoric & composition. UK is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lexington. A Best Colleges rank of #220 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UK is a great university overall.
There were approximately 14 rhetoric & composition students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year.
UCF is a very large public university located in the suburb of Orlando. A Best Colleges rank of #217 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCF is a great university overall.
There were about 27 rhetoric & composition students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were approximately 35 rhetoric & composition students who graduated with this degree at GaSou in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 27 rhetoric & composition students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 21 rhetoric & composition students who graduated with this degree at ETSU in the most recent year we have data available.
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.
