by our College Data Analytics TeamRhetoric & Composition is a concentration offered under the writing studies major at University of California - Berkeley. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in rhetoric and composition, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $26,544 |
| Fees | $2,803 | $2,803 |
UC Berkeley does not offer an online option for its rhetoric and composition doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UC Berkeley Online Learning page.
Women made up around 50.0% of the rhetoric and composition students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 62.0%.
Around 16.7% of rhetoric and composition doctor’s degree recipients at UC Berkeley in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 18%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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