2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Rhetoric & Composition in the Southwest Region

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Rhetoric & Composition is the 297th most popular major in the country with 1,871 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 216 rhetoric and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 rhetoric and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in rhetoric and composition. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their rhetoric and composition program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree rhetoric and composition students.

Top 6 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Rhetoric & Composition in the Southwest Region

1

Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, Texas

#11 overall quality in Southwest

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Texas Christian University Rhetoric & Composition Report

2

The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, Texas

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s rhetoric and composition students in 2020-2021.

Full The University of Texas at El Paso Rhetoric & Composition Report

3

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, New Mexico

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2020-2021.

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4

Texas Woman's University
Denton, Texas

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #4 spot on the list. TWU is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s rhetoric and composition degrees to qualified students.

Full TWU Rhetoric & Composition Report

5

University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

#19 overall quality in Southwest

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Arizona Rhetoric & Composition Report

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The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas

#6 overall quality in Southwest

The University of Texas at Austin ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Rhetoric & Composition at UT Austin

• Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Rhetoric & Composition

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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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