Rhetoric & Composition at Jackson State University

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying rhetoric & composition, you may want to check out the program at Jackson State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Jackson State is located in Jackson, Mississippi and approximately 6,921 students attend the school each year.

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.

Jackson State Rhetoric & Composition Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Rhetoric and Composition

Jackson State Rhetoric & Composition Rankings

The rhetoric and composition major at Jackson State 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 Jackson State

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

Jackson State Rhetoric & Composition Bachelor’s Program

33% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of rhetoric and composition bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% 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 Jackson State since its program graduates 32% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 66% 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 Jackson State University with a bachelor's in rhetoric and composition.

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

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 MS, the home state for Jackson State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
English Language and Literature Professors	390	$57,250
Editors	280	$46,070
Writers and Authors	170	$53,810

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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