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2022 Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

11 Ranked Colleges
87 Degrees Awarded
$19,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Rhetoric & Composition is the 232nd most popular major in the country with 2,482 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 595 rhetoric and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 87 rhetoric and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in rhetoric and composition. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent rhetoric and composition programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the rhetoric and composition program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Rhetoric & Composition in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 12 masters’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also made our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. UTEP is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 7 masters’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s rhetoric and composition students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Northern Arizona University is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 16 masters’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NAU are $19,489.

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#8 in overall quality

University of Houston - Downtown did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. UH Downtown is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree rhetoric and composition students list, UH Downtown has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH Downtown are $15,739.

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#1 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Austin ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s rhetoric and composition degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#9 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 5 masters’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s rhetoric and composition degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree rhetoric and composition students list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275.

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#11 in overall quality

University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. UCO is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree rhetoric and composition students list, UCO has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Oklahoma are $17,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#11

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#7 in overall quality

University of Arizona came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Rhetoric and Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 3 masters’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Rhetoric & Composition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

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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%.

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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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