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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southwest Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 41 rhetoric and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in rhetoric and composition. That schools that top this list have a program in rhetoric and composition in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 12 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Rhetoric & Composition in the Southwest Region

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #1 spot on the list. Flagstaff, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s rhetoric and composition degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full NAU Rhetoric & Composition Report

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southwest Region. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s rhetoric and composition students in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 4 masters’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southwest Region list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s rhetoric and composition degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southwest Region list. UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s rhetoric and composition degrees to qualified students.

Full UCO Rhetoric & Composition Report

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 6 masters’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.

Read more about Rhetoric & Composition at University of Arizona

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University of Houston - Downtown ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s rhetoric and composition degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Rhetoric & Composition at UH Downtown

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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s rhetoric and composition degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Rhetoric & Composition at UT Austin

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southwest Region ranking. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 0 masters’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Rhetoric & Composition at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full Texas Tech Rhetoric & Composition Report

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University of North Texas ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full UNT Rhetoric & Composition Report

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

University of Houston came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Rhetoric and Composition Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Houston is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 0 masters’s rhetoric and composition degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UH Rhetoric & Composition Report

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