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Graduate Certificates in Rhetoric & Composition

23 Yearly Graduations
65% Women
4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
A graduate certificate in rhetoric and composition is offered at 14 colleges in the United States. In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 4% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 4.3% of rhetoric and composition graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Rhetoric and Composition Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 23 people earned their graduate certificate in rhetoric and composition. This makes it the 485th most popular graduate certificate program in the country.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in rhetoric and composition at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 130
Doctor’s Degree 95
Graduate Certificate 23

Earnings of Rhetoric and Composition Majors With Graduate Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for rhetoric and composition students who are graduate certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their graduate certificate in rhetoric and composition. About 65.2% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 8
Women 15
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The racial-ethnic distribution of rhetoric and composition graduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 21
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1
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There are 14 colleges that offer a graduate certificate in rhetoric and composition. Learn more about the most popular 14 below:

#2

Missouri Western State University

Saint Joseph, Missouri
4 Yearly Graduations
50% Women

Missouri Western State University comes in at #2 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in rhetoric and composition. Roughly 4,900 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $7,200 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $7,110 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 4 people received their graduate certificate in rhetoric and composition from Missouri Western.

2 Yearly Graduations
63% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is the 3rd most popular school in the nation for students seeking a graduate certificate in rhetoric and composition. Roughly 29,300 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $8,972 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $9,366 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 2 people received their graduate certificate in rhetoric and composition from IUPUI. Around 13% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 63% were women.

#3

Weber State University

Ogden, Utah
2 Yearly Graduations
83% Women

Weber State University is the 3rd most popular school in the nation for students seeking a graduate certificate in rhetoric and composition. Each year, around 29,500 students seeking various degrees attend the university. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $5,471 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $8,089 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 2 people received their graduate certificate in rhetoric and composition from WSU.

#5

Salem State University

Salem, Massachusetts
1 Yearly Graduations
50% Women

Salem State University comes in at #5 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in rhetoric and composition. Each year, around 7,200 students seeking various degrees attend the university. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $910 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $2,520 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 1 people received their graduate certificate in rhetoric and composition from Salem State.

#7

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
0 Yearly Graduations
100% Women

Texas State University is the 7th most popular school in the nation for students seeking a graduate certificate in rhetoric and composition. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $8,606 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $7,147 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 0 people received their graduate certificate in rhetoric and composition from Texas State.

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References

*The racial-ethnic minority student count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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