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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 West Virginia.
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 West Virginia.
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 | Marshall University | 8800 | 33700 | 0.7373 | 9,146 | 1065 | 0.9572 | |
| 2 | University of Richmond | 10000 | 88400 | 0.887 | 3,055 | 1484 | 0.222 | |
| 3 | Bates College | 11600 | 91900 | 0.8736 | 1,760 | 1438 | 0.1332 | |
| 4 | Sul Ross State University | 12700 | 37300 | 0.6597 | 1,441 | 1000 | 0.9562 | |
| 5 | Mississippi Valley State University | 13200 | 21600 | 0.3896 | 2,005 | 885 | 0.5116 | |
| 5 | Northwestern Oklahoma State University | 13200 | 36200 | 0.6358 | 1,724 | 1000 | 0.6643 | |
| 7 | West Virginia University | 13300 | 57800 | 0.7695 | 18,614 | 1125 | 0.778 | |
| 8 | Youngstown State University | 13700 | 26800 | 0.4884 | 8,436 | 1065 | 0.8066 | |
| 9 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 13900 | 34100 | 0.5931 | 4,214 | 1090 | 0.8949 | |
| 10 | Texas State University | 14500 | 24500 | 0.4075 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 11 | Trinity University | 14700 | 65800 | 0.7762 | 2,518 | 1402 | 0.2592 | |
| 12 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 16100 | 23200 | 0.306 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 13 | Ferris State University | 16900 | 31000 | 0.4555 | 8,989 | 1015 | 0.9151 | |
| 14 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 17000 | 33300 | 0.4895 | 1,002 | 1115 | 0.8898 | |
| 15 | Northern State University | 17200 | 24600 | 0.3009 | 3,169 | 1075 | 0.9317 | |
| 16 | Georgia College & State University | 18300 | 18300 | 0 | 6,006 | 1165 | 0.7823 | |
| 17 | University of Mississippi | 18700 | 27000 | 0.3073 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 18 | Jackson State University | 19300 | 28000 | 0.3102 | 4,650 | 965 | 0.4823 | |
| 19 | University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg | 19400 | 43300 | 0.5521 | 1,305 | 1155 | 0.9521 | |
| 20 | Illinois College | 19800 | 55200 | 0.642 | 940 | 1054 | 0.7819 | |
| 21 | Coe College | 20200 | 76500 | 0.7354 | 1,195 | 1207 | 0.6404 | |
| 22 | Boise State University | 20500 | 59700 | 0.6567 | 24,030 | 1025 | 0.8721 | |
| 23 | University of Montevallo | 20600 | 31500 | 0.3465 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.539 | |
| 24 | Bethel University | 21000 | 62500 | 0.6634 | 1,107 | 1070 | 0.9868 | |
| 25 | Black Hills State University | 21200 | 24900 | 0.1462 | 3,279 | 1075 | 0.9531 | |
| 26 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | 21400 | 42600 | 0.4982 | 1,809 | 1109 | 0.9484 | |
| 26 | Whitman College | 21400 | 85800 | 0.7509 | 1,561 | 1399 | 0.3815 | |
| 28 | Elmhurst University | 21900 | 67000 | 0.6734 | 3,170 | 1148 | 0.7357 | |
| 29 | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | 23400 | 36000 | 0.3497 | 4,421 | 1100 | 0.8555 | |
| 30 | University of Minnesota-Morris | 23500 | 30300 | 0.2255 | 981 | 1140 | 0.7493 | |
| 31 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 23600 | 36800 | 0.3589 | 14,783 | 1124 | 0.8096 | |
| 32 | University of Central Florida | 25300 | 25300 | 0 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 33 | East Tennessee State University | 26200 | 30600 | 0.1437 | 10,633 | 1124 | 0.8706 | |
| 34 | Syracuse University | 27300 | 83100 | 0.6714 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 35 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 27400 | 40500 | 0.3235 | 20,418 | 1375 | 0.5808 | |
| 36 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 17,771 | 1044 | 0.7933 | |
| 37 | Scripps College | 30500 | 94900 | 0.6789 | 1,117 | 1475 | 0.3829 | |
| 38 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 31500 | 62800 | 0.4981 | 37,140 | 1442 | 0.4237 | |
| 39 | Old Dominion University | 32400 | 35700 | 0.0925 | 17,746 | 1205 | 0.9036 | |
| 40 | Charleston Southern University | 34300 | 48400 | 0.2918 | 2,914 | 1060 | 0.7609 | |
| 41 | Drake University | 34800 | 68500 | 0.4918 | 2,585 | 1226 | 0.6385 | |
| 42 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 36400 | 42500 | 0.1434 | 14,449 | 1195 | 0.7816 | |
| 43 | Clark Atlanta University | 36800 | 61700 | 0.4037 | 3,495 | 1000 | 0.6463 | |
| 44 | Oglethorpe University | 41900 | 68600 | 0.3885 | 1,361 | 1216 | 0.886 | |
| 45 | Duquesne University | 45400 | 70500 | 0.3565 | 5,371 | 1270 | 0.8356 | |
| 46 | University of Kentucky | 48800 | 56600 | 0.1372 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 47 | DePaul University | 49000 | 67100 | 0.2697 | 14,188 | 1218 | 0.7589 | |
| 48 | University of Utah | 51600 | 53700 | 0.0398 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 49 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53300 | 61000 | 0.1267 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 50 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 53400 | 53400 | 0 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 51 | Clemson University | 61500 | 63700 | 0.0335 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 52 | Pepperdine University | 62200 | 96200 | 0.3536 | 3,553 | 1378 | 0.6286 | |
| 53 | University of California-Berkeley | 70900 | 75900 | 0.0659 | 33,469 | 1407 | 0.1104 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.