Rhetoric & Composition at Marshall University

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

Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and has a total student population of 11,958.

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.

Marshall University Rhetoric & Composition Degrees Available

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

Marshall University Rhetoric & Composition Rankings

The rhetoric and composition major at Marshall University 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 Marshall University

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

Marshall University Rhetoric & Composition Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of rhetoric and composition bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% 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 Marshall University since its program graduates 65% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Marshall University with a bachelor's in rhetoric and composition.

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

Marshall University Rhetoric & Composition Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of rhetoric and composition master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in rhetoric and composition each year. Marshall University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a rhetoric and composition master's degree from Marshall University, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Marshall University with a master'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	1

Related Majors

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 WV, the home state for Marshall University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
English Language and Literature Professors	580	$53,790
Editors	170	$52,910
Writers and Authors	130	$64,480
Professors	120	$67,490

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.