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About 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.

Students majoring in Rhetoric and Composition can advance up to a Masters degree. On average, 66% percent of women and 34% percent of men make up the degrees awarded across all college campuses. Rhetoric and Composition is has the largest number of granted degrees in New York. The Median Starting Salary for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Rhetoric and Composition is $38,900.

Popularity of Rhetoric and Composition Degrees in the U.S.
This heat map represents the states that have the highest percent of Rhetoric and Composition degrees compared to all other degrees awarded in that state.
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Student Demographics

Total Students
47
Female Students
31 (65%)
Male Students
16 (34%)
White (23, 49%)
Hispanic or Latino (10, 21%)
Black or African American (9, 19%)
Two or more races (2, 4%)
U.S. Nonresident (2, 4%)
Asian (1, 2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native (0, <1%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (0, <1%)
Race/ethnicity unknown (0, <1%)

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