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Considering a degree in Rhetoric and Composition?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Rhetoric and Composition majors who live in Massachusetts.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Rhetoric and Composition degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Massachusetts.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of college paid after factoring in financial aid.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion University | 0 | 32400 | 1 | 17,504 | 1205 | 0.9135 | |
| 2 | Rhode Island College | 8900 | 62600 | 0.8577 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 3 | Bates College | 9000 | 92900 | 0.903 | 1,736 | 1412 | 0.1483 | |
| 4 | Mississippi Valley State University | 10200 | 26700 | 0.6174 | 2,013 | 845 | 0.9238 | |
| 5 | University of California-Merced | 10400 | 46200 | 0.7756 | 8,234 | 1070 | 0.9704 | |
| 6 | University of Richmond | 11600 | 92500 | 0.8746 | 3,052 | 1472 | 0.2224 | |
| 7 | Pitzer College | 12100 | 93200 | 0.8701 | 1,193 | 1279 | 0.2685 | |
| 8 | Trinity University | 13500 | 67000 | 0.7982 | 2,423 | 1408 | 0.2488 | |
| 9 | Youngstown State University | 14000 | 28400 | 0.5069 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 10 | Northern State University | 15600 | 24900 | 0.3739 | 3,177 | 1085 | 0.96 | |
| 11 | Whitman College | 16700 | 85800 | 0.8054 | 1,468 | 1397 | 0.4016 | |
| 12 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 17100 | 34100 | 0.4991 | 4,056 | 1090 | 0.4151 | |
| 12 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | 17100 | 43500 | 0.6074 | 1,829 | 1149 | 0.945 | |
| 14 | University of Massachusetts-Boston | 17300 | 89500 | 0.8064 | 12,138 | 1189 | 0.8379 | |
| 15 | University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg | 17800 | 43300 | 0.5887 | 1,312 | 1145 | 0.9298 | |
| 16 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 18200 | 43100 | 0.5785 | 5,986 | 1110 | 0.8916 | |
| 17 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 19300 | 26900 | 0.2823 | 14,657 | 1190 | 0.7583 | |
| 18 | Bethel University | 19700 | 53500 | 0.6316 | 1,065 | 1030 | 0.9766 | |
| 18 | Illinois College | 19700 | 55200 | 0.6439 | 1,008 | 1059 | 0.7494 | |
| 20 | Syracuse University | 19800 | 83600 | 0.7632 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 21 | Coe College | 20100 | 76500 | 0.7374 | 1,204 | 1214 | 0.6336 | |
| 22 | University of Montevallo | 20600 | 30300 | 0.3202 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 23 | Ferris State University | 20900 | 30200 | 0.3079 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 24 | Sul Ross State University | 22700 | 40800 | 0.4433 | 1,890 | 1020 | 0.9871 | |
| 25 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 23000 | 27500 | 0.1618 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 26 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 24000 | 42000 | 0.4291 | 21,388 | 1369 | 0.5945 | |
| 27 | University of Minnesota-Morris | 24900 | 31900 | 0.219 | 982 | 1168 | 0.741 | |
| 28 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 26200 | 36800 | 0.2882 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 29 | Jackson State University | 26300 | 35000 | 0.2485 | 4,967 | 940 | 0.9602 | |
| 30 | Clemson University | 29000 | 37100 | 0.2179 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 31 | Scripps College | 30300 | 107900 | 0.7189 | 1,103 | 1472 | 0.3988 | |
| 32 | East Tennessee State University | 31300 | 31300 | 0 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 33 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 33100 | 48400 | 0.3162 | 1,094 | 1109 | 0.8917 | |
| 34 | Drake University | 34700 | 68500 | 0.4941 | 2,504 | 1226 | 0.6494 | |
| 35 | Clark Atlanta University | 38500 | 61700 | 0.3761 | 3,618 | 990 | 0.6422 | |
| 36 | University of Mississippi | 40000 | 60300 | 0.3366 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 37 | Elmhurst University | 40200 | 69600 | 0.4222 | 3,170 | 1133 | 0.7501 | |
| 37 | University of Central Florida | 40200 | 40200 | 0 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 39 | Oglethorpe University | 41800 | 68600 | 0.3908 | 1,338 | 1205 | 0.898 | |
| 40 | Boise State University | 42700 | 50100 | 0.1476 | 25,308 | 1025 | 0.8389 | |
| 41 | Georgia College & State University | 44900 | 52400 | 0.1431 | 6,250 | 1165 | 0.8466 | |
| 42 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 47100 | 53300 | 0.1162 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 43 | DePaul University | 49000 | 66400 | 0.2619 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 44 | University of Kentucky | 51200 | 74100 | 0.3093 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 45 | University of Utah | 51400 | 53700 | 0.0426 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 46 | University of California-Berkeley | 51600 | 98700 | 0.4771 | 33,513 | 1407 | 0.1145 | |
| 47 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53200 | 61000 | 0.1293 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 48 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 54500 | 66200 | 0.1767 | 38,572 | 1455 | 0.3659 | |
| 49 | Pepperdine University | 60500 | 123200 | 0.5091 | 3,459 | 1347 | 0.694 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.