Rhetoric & Composition at Ferris State University

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

Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and has a total student population of 11,165.

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.

Ferris Rhetoric & Composition Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Rhetoric and Composition
• Bachelor’s Degree in Rhetoric and Composition

Ferris Rhetoric & Composition Rankings

The rhetoric and composition major at Ferris 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 Ferris

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

Ferris Rhetoric & Composition Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of rhetoric and composition associate's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in rhetoric and composition only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at Ferris may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 27% more women than average.

Ferris does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in rhetoric and composition graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Ferris Rhetoric & Composition Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of rhetoric and composition bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in rhetoric and composition at Ferris are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing
• General Writing

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 MI, the home state for Ferris State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
English Language and Literature Professors	2,000	$76,340
Editors	1,670	$58,150
Writers and Authors	1,120	$60,850

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
• Image Credit: By Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.