2022 Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,482 people earned their degree in rhetoric and composition, making the major the 232nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 661 rhetoric and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 rhetoric and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in rhetoric and composition. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great rhetoric and composition programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the rhetoric and composition program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree rhetoric and composition students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Rhetoric & Composition (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 2 doctorate’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also made our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

#3 in overall quality

$27,575 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s rhetoric and composition students in 2019-2020.

UofL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofL are $27,575, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #3 spot on the list. GMU is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 2 doctorate’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410.

Read full report on Rhetoric & Composition at George Mason University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Rhetoric & Composition (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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