Rhetoric & Composition at Black Hills State University

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a rhetoric and composition school? To help you decide if Black Hills State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's rhetoric and composition program.

BHSU is located in Spearfish, South Dakota and has a total student population of 3,608.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Rhetoric & Composition section at the bottom of this page.

BHSU Rhetoric & Composition Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Rhetoric and Composition

BHSU Rhetoric & Composition Rankings

The rhetoric and composition major at BHSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Rhetoric & Composition. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Rhetoric and Composition Student Demographics at BHSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the rhetoric and composition majors at Black Hills State University.

BHSU Rhetoric & Composition Bachelor’s Program

40% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of rhetoric and composition bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical rhetoric and composition bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at BHSU since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its rhetoric and composition bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Black Hills State University with a bachelor's in rhetoric and composition.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Rhetoric and Composition Grads May Go Into

A degree in rhetoric and composition can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SD, the home state for Black Hills State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
English Language and Literature Professors	170	$59,930
Editors	150	$48,100
Writers and Authors	70	$49,410

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities 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 racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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