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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 Mississippi.
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 Mississippi.
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 | 17,746 | 1205 | 0.9036 | |
| 2 | Bates College | 6400 | 92900 | 0.9309 | 1,760 | 1469 | 0.1332 | |
| 3 | Mississippi Valley State University | 9200 | 25300 | 0.6375 | 2,013 | 845 | 0.9238 | |
| 4 | University of Richmond | 9700 | 88400 | 0.8904 | 3,055 | 1484 | 0.222 | |
| 5 | Marshall University | 12100 | 36600 | 0.6691 | 9,146 | 1065 | 0.9573 | |
| 6 | Trinity University | 13600 | 69600 | 0.805 | 2,518 | 1423 | 0.2592 | |
| 7 | Texas State University | 15700 | 25500 | 0.3845 | 36,236 | 1100 | 0.8932 | |
| 8 | Ferris State University | 16900 | 31000 | 0.4555 | 8,991 | 1015 | 0.9139 | |
| 9 | Northwestern Oklahoma State University | 17400 | 28000 | 0.3786 | 1,787 | 980 | 0.6545 | |
| 10 | Georgia College & State University | 18300 | 18300 | 0 | 6,006 | 1165 | 0.7823 | |
| 10 | Northern State University | 18300 | 27200 | 0.3273 | 3,169 | 1075 | 0.93 | |
| 12 | Jackson State University | 18600 | 27300 | 0.3182 | 4,650 | 950 | 0.9315 | |
| 12 | Youngstown State University | 18600 | 34000 | 0.453 | 9,400 | 1115 | 0.8445 | |
| 14 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 18700 | 34100 | 0.4522 | 4,213 | 1124 | 0.8949 | |
| 15 | University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg | 19600 | 31300 | 0.3743 | 1,321 | 1155 | 0.9521 | |
| 16 | Illinois College | 19700 | 55200 | 0.6423 | 937 | 1059 | 0.7819 | |
| 17 | Bethel University | 19900 | 54500 | 0.6358 | 1,065 | 1030 | 0.9766 | |
| 18 | Coe College | 20200 | 76500 | 0.7356 | 1,195 | 1229 | 0.6404 | |
| 19 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 20500 | 23200 | 0.1164 | 20,444 | 1209 | 0.8499 | |
| 20 | University of Mississippi | 21000 | 27100 | 0.2238 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 21 | Black Hills State University | 21200 | 24900 | 0.1468 | 3,198 | 1075 | 0.9633 | |
| 22 | Whitman College | 21900 | 85500 | 0.7436 | 1,561 | 1399 | 0.3815 | |
| 23 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 23000 | 27500 | 0.1618 | 17,450 | 1044 | 0.9518 | |
| 24 | University of Southern Mississippi | 23100 | 23200 | 0.0016 | 10,193 | 1181 | 0.9912 | |
| 25 | Scripps College | 23400 | 94900 | 0.7538 | 1,117 | 1475 | 0.3829 | |
| 26 | East Tennessee State University | 23900 | 30600 | 0.2188 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 27 | Boise State University | 24800 | 31200 | 0.2052 | 23,983 | 1135 | 0.8721 | |
| 28 | Sul Ross State University | 25300 | 37300 | 0.3218 | 1,890 | 1020 | 0.9871 | |
| 28 | University of Central Florida | 25300 | 25300 | 0 | 59,552 | 1280 | 0.4011 | |
| 30 | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | 25900 | 34900 | 0.2582 | 4,371 | 1084 | 0.865 | |
| 31 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 26800 | 36800 | 0.2719 | 14,783 | 1124 | 0.8096 | |
| 32 | Mississippi State University | 27200 | 32300 | 0.1592 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 33 | Syracuse University | 27700 | 83100 | 0.6665 | 15,957 | 1363 | 0.4592 | |
| 34 | Elmhurst University | 28800 | 67000 | 0.5704 | 3,213 | 1148 | 0.7364 | |
| 35 | University of Utah | 28900 | 32000 | 0.0984 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 36 | Clemson University | 29200 | 37100 | 0.2141 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 37 | University of Minnesota-Morris | 30300 | 35400 | 0.1454 | 981 | 1140 | 0.7493 | |
| 38 | University of Kentucky | 31400 | 36400 | 0.1373 | 25,534 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 39 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | 32200 | 49500 | 0.3498 | 1,813 | 1109 | 0.9484 | |
| 40 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 32700 | 48400 | 0.3245 | 1,009 | 1115 | 0.8854 | |
| 41 | Drake University | 33800 | 68500 | 0.507 | 2,585 | 1259 | 0.6385 | |
| 42 | Charleston Southern University | 34300 | 48400 | 0.2921 | 3,126 | 1060 | 0.9646 | |
| 43 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 34400 | 36100 | 0.047 | 33,033 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 44 | University of Montevallo | 35500 | 44900 | 0.2095 | 2,642 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 45 | Clark Atlanta University | 38400 | 51900 | 0.26 | 3,618 | 990 | 0.6422 | |
| 45 | Oglethorpe University | 38400 | 68600 | 0.4398 | 1,396 | 1216 | 0.8845 | |
| 47 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 42300 | 55200 | 0.2336 | 25,900 | 1375 | 0.5808 | |
| 48 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 42400 | 42400 | 0 | 14,449 | 1195 | 0.784 | |
| 49 | Duquesne University | 45300 | 70500 | 0.3568 | 5,371 | 1274 | 0.8356 | |
| 50 | DePaul University | 49200 | 66000 | 0.2547 | 14,188 | 1254 | 0.7589 | |
| 51 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 49800 | 62200 | 0.1995 | 37,140 | 1406 | 0.4237 | |
| 52 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53300 | 61000 | 0.127 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 53 | Pepperdine University | 62200 | 94600 | 0.3425 | 3,553 | 1378 | 0.6286 | |
| 54 | University of California-Berkeley | 71100 | 76100 | 0.0657 | 33,070 | 1407 | 0.1098 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.