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2024 Best Rhetoric & Composition Doctor's Degree Schools

18 Colleges in the United States
83 Doctor's Degrees
If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in rhetoric & composition, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #172 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 18 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Rhetoric & Composition Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 83 doctor's degrees in rhetoric & composition during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Rhetoric & Composition School for Your Doctor's Degree

Best Rhetoric & Composition Doctor's Degree Schools Your choice of rhetoric & composition for getting your doctor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

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

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 doctor's degree.

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

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Rhetoric & Composition in the United States

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for rhetoric & composition students seeking a a doctor's degree.

10 Top Schools for a Doctorate in Rhetoric and Composition

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in rhetoric & composition has to take a look at Carnegie Mellon University. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh.More information about a doctorate in rhetoric & composition from Carnegie Mellon University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9 Annual Graduates

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in rhetoric & composition. Pitt is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh.More information about a doctorate in rhetoric & composition from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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It is hard to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in rhetoric & composition. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the city of Minneapolis.More information about a doctorate in rhetoric & composition from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in rhetoric & composition has to look into Michigan State University. Michigan State is a very large public university located in the small city of East Lansing.More information about a doctorate in rhetoric & composition from Michigan State University

5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in rhetoric & composition from University of California - Berkeley

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4 Annual Graduates

UT Austin is a very large public university located in the city of Austin.More information about a doctorate in rhetoric & composition from The University of Texas at Austin

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Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11 Annual Graduates

Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh.More information about a doctorate in rhetoric & composition from Duquesne University

7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in rhetoric & composition from George Mason University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7 Annual Graduates

TCU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Fort Worth.More information about a doctorate in rhetoric & composition from Texas Christian University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in rhetoric & composition from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

Rhetoric & Composition by Region

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Rhetoric & Composition is one of 4 different types of Writing Studies programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing 22
Creative Writing 17
Other Rhetoric & Composition/Writing Studies 7

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