Rhetoric and Composition

A program that focuses on the humanistic and scientific study of rhetoric, composition, literacy, and language/linguistic theories and their practical and pedagogical applications. Includes instruction in historical and contemporary rhetoric/composition theories; composition and criticism of written, visual, and mixed-media texts; analysis of literacy practices in cultural and cross-cultural contexts; and writing program administration.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 84 institutions across the United States, with a total of 4547 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

1,238

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

109

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

3,036

awards given

Top Schools for Rhetoric and Composition

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	513
2	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	435
3	West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA	354
4	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	314
5	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM	243
6	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	165
7	Clemson University Clemson, SC	159
8	Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO	138
9	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	135
10	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	123
11	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	114
12	Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH	105
13	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	96
14	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	84
15	Boise State University Boise, ID	75
16	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	72
17	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	66
18	University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	63
19	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	63
20	CUNY Kingsborough Community College Brooklyn, NY	51
21	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA	51
22	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	49
23	DePaul University Chicago, IL	42
24	University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg, PA	42
25	Illinois College Jacksonville, IL	39
26	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	39
27	University of Montevallo Montevallo, AL	39
28	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	39
29	Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL	39
30	University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE	39
31	East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN	36
32	Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI	36
33	Wabash College Crawfordsville, IN	33
34	University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown, PA	30
35	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	30
36	Bates College Lewiston, ME	30
37	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	27
38	Weber State University Ogden, UT	27
39	Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL	24
40	Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT	24
41	Stark State College North Canton, OH	24
42	Scripps College Claremont, CA	21
43	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	21
44	Marshall University Huntington, WV	21
45	CUNY York College Jamaica, NY	21
46	Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA	18
47	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	18
48	Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI	18
49	Northern State University Aberdeen, SD	18
50	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	18
51	University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX	15
52	Black Hills State University Spearfish, SD	15
53	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	15
54	University of Minnesota-Morris Morris, MN	15
55	Texas Woman's University Denton, TX	12
56	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	12
57	Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA	12
58	Goucher College Baltimore, MD	12
59	Trinity University San Antonio, TX	12
60	University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK	9
61	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	9
62	Jackson State University Jackson, MS	9
63	Iowa State University Ames, IA	9
64	Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA	9
65	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	9
66	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	9
67	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO	8
68	Sul Ross State University Alpine, TX	6
69	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI	6
70	Pitzer College Claremont, CA	6
71	Bethel University Mishawaka, IN	6
72	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	6
73	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	6
74	University of Memphis Memphis, TN	6
75	Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX	6
76	Hill College Hillsboro, TX	3
77	Drake University Des Moines, IA	3
78	University at Albany Albany, NY	3
79	Temple College Temple, TX	3
80	North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND	3
81	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX	3
82	University of Mississippi University, MS	3
83	St. John's University-New York Queens, NY	3
84	University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Bradford, PA	3