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CIP 23.1304 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Rhetoric and Composition.

A program that focuses on the humanistic and scientific study of rhetoric, composition, literacy, and language/linguistic theories and their practical and pedagogical applications. Includes instruction in historical and contemporary rhetoric/composition theories; composition and criticism of written, visual, and mixed-media texts; analysis of literacy practices in cultural and cross-cultural contexts; and writing program administration.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Rhetoric and Composition award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 23.1304. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Associate degree743
2025Bachelor degree451,012
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate515
2025Master degree21107
2025Post-master certificate26
2025Doctorate — research1885
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year415
2024Associate degree848
2024Bachelor degree511,023
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate721
2024Master degree21124
2024Doctorate — research1894
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year319
2023Associate degree745
2023Bachelor degree511,164
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate724
2023Master degree23109
2023Post-master certificate11
2023Doctorate — research1980
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year314
2022Associate degree647
2022Bachelor degree501,435
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate623
2022Master degree21130
2022Doctorate — research1995
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year315
2021Associate degree648
2021Bachelor degree501,505
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate617
2021Master degree21119
2021Doctorate — research1783
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year215
2020Associate degree785
2020Bachelor degree562,025
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate512
2020Master degree24139
2020Doctorate — research2092
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year117

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 23.1304 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 23 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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Institutions with reported graduates

113 institutions

Related fields

English Language and Literature, General. ↗

Writing, General. ↗

Creative Writing. ↗

Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing. ↗

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Other. ↗

General Literature. ↗