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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 Maryland.
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 Maryland.
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 | Rhode Island College | 8800 | 62600 | 0.8593 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 2 | Bates College | 9000 | 92900 | 0.903 | 1,736 | 1412 | 0.1483 | |
| 3 | Mississippi Valley State University | 10100 | 26700 | 0.6211 | 2,013 | 845 | 0.9238 | |
| 4 | University of California-Merced | 10400 | 46200 | 0.7756 | 8,234 | 1070 | 0.9704 | |
| 5 | University of Richmond | 11600 | 92500 | 0.8746 | 3,052 | 1472 | 0.2224 | |
| 6 | Pitzer College | 12000 | 93200 | 0.8712 | 1,193 | 1279 | 0.2685 | |
| 7 | Trinity University | 13400 | 67000 | 0.7996 | 2,423 | 1408 | 0.2488 | |
| 8 | Youngstown State University | 13900 | 28400 | 0.5104 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 9 | Northern State University | 15500 | 24900 | 0.3779 | 3,177 | 1085 | 0.96 | |
| 10 | University of Maryland Global Campus | 16800 | 29700 | 0.4338 | 52,187 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | 17000 | 43500 | 0.6097 | 1,829 | 1149 | 0.945 | |
| 12 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 17100 | 34100 | 0.4991 | 4,056 | 1090 | 0.4151 | |
| 13 | East Tennessee State University | 17200 | 26100 | 0.3404 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 13 | University of Kentucky | 17200 | 46800 | 0.632 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 15 | University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg | 17600 | 43300 | 0.5933 | 1,312 | 1145 | 0.9298 | |
| 16 | Georgia College & State University | 18300 | 18300 | 0 | 6,250 | 1165 | 0.8466 | |
| 17 | Whitman College | 19200 | 85800 | 0.7767 | 1,468 | 1397 | 0.4016 | |
| 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 | Ferris State University | 20900 | 30200 | 0.3079 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 23 | Sul Ross State University | 22500 | 40800 | 0.4482 | 1,890 | 1020 | 0.9871 | |
| 24 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 22800 | 36100 | 0.3681 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 25 | University of Central Florida | 25300 | 25300 | 0 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 26 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 26100 | 36800 | 0.2909 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 27 | Jackson State University | 26200 | 35000 | 0.2515 | 4,967 | 940 | 0.9602 | |
| 28 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 29 | Clemson University | 29000 | 37100 | 0.2179 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 30 | Morgan State University | 29700 | 41800 | 0.2894 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 31 | University of Minnesota-Morris | 30100 | 35400 | 0.1494 | 982 | 1168 | 0.741 | |
| 32 | Scripps College | 30300 | 107900 | 0.7189 | 1,103 | 1472 | 0.3988 | |
| 33 | Old Dominion University | 32400 | 35700 | 0.0925 | 17,504 | 1205 | 0.9135 | |
| 34 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 33100 | 48400 | 0.3162 | 1,094 | 1109 | 0.8917 | |
| 35 | Drake University | 34700 | 68500 | 0.4941 | 2,504 | 1226 | 0.6494 | |
| 36 | University of Montevallo | 36200 | 45300 | 0.2007 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 37 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 37400 | 63100 | 0.407 | 5,986 | 1110 | 0.8916 | |
| 38 | Clark Atlanta University | 38300 | 61700 | 0.3794 | 3,618 | 990 | 0.6422 | |
| 39 | University of Mississippi | 39900 | 60300 | 0.3382 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 40 | Elmhurst University | 40200 | 69600 | 0.4222 | 3,170 | 1133 | 0.7501 | |
| 41 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 40600 | 42700 | 0.0491 | 14,657 | 1190 | 0.7583 | |
| 42 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 41000 | 58900 | 0.3039 | 21,388 | 1369 | 0.5945 | |
| 43 | Oglethorpe University | 41800 | 68600 | 0.3908 | 1,338 | 1205 | 0.898 | |
| 44 | Boise State University | 42500 | 50100 | 0.1516 | 25,308 | 1025 | 0.8389 | |
| 45 | DePaul University | 49000 | 66400 | 0.2619 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 46 | Towson University | 49500 | 68400 | 0.2765 | 16,361 | 1082 | 0.8057 | |
| 47 | University of California-Berkeley | 51400 | 98700 | 0.4792 | 33,513 | 1407 | 0.1145 | |
| 47 | University of Utah | 51400 | 53700 | 0.0426 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 49 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53200 | 61000 | 0.1293 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 50 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 54500 | 66200 | 0.1767 | 38,572 | 1455 | 0.3659 | |
| 51 | 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.