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Rhetoric & Composition at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Rhetoric & Composition at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and approximately 22,311 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.

UNM Rhetoric & Composition Degrees Available

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

UNM Rhetoric & Composition Rankings

The rhetoric and composition major at UNM 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in rhetoric and composition, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Rhetoric and Composition Student Demographics at UNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the rhetoric and composition majors at University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

UNM Rhetoric & Composition Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of rhetoric and composition bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 University of New Mexico - Main Campus with a bachelor's in rhetoric and composition.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 35
White 23
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

UNM Rhetoric & Composition Master’s Program

83% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of rhetoric and composition master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of New Mexico - Main Campus with a master's in rhetoric and composition.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 3
International Students 1
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 NM, the home state for University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Editors 310 $44,370
English Language and Literature Professors 90 $56,750
Writers and Authors 70 $49,460

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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