Doctoral programs in Rhetoric and Composition

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1	Program	Geocode	Link	Notes
2	Arizona State University PhD in Rhetoric/Composition & Linguistics	Tempe, AZ 85287-0302	https://english.clas.asu.edu/admission/graduate-admission/phd-english-writing-rhetorics-and-literacies
3	University of Arizona PhD in Rhetoric Composition, and the Teaching of English	Tucson, AZ 85721	https://english.arizona.edu/rhetoric-composition-and-teaching-english
4	Ball State University PhD in English, concentration in Rhetoric and Composition	Muncie, IN 47306	http://cms.bsu.edu/academics/collegesanddepartments/english/academics/graduatestudents/doctoral/rhetoriccomp
5	Bowling Green State University PhD in Rhetoric and Writing	Bowling Green, OH 43403	https://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sciences/english/graduate-programs/phd-in-rhetoric-and-writing.html
6	University of California, Davis Designated Emphasis in Writing, Rhetoric, and Composition Studies	Davis, CA 95616	http://wracs.ucdavis.edu/
7	University of California, San Diego PhD in Literature, Composition concentration	La Jolla, CA, 92093-0422	http://literature.ucsd.edu/grad/phd-admissions/index.html	is this an active prog?
8	University of California, Santa Barbara PhD in Education, specialization in Language Literacy and Composition	Santa Barbara, CA, 93106-9490	http://www.writing.ucsb.edu/academics/graduate/phd-emphasis
9	Carnegie Mellon University Phd in Rhetoric	Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890	http://www.cmu.edu/hss/english/graduate/phd_rhet/index.html
10	Case Western Reserve University PhD in English, Writing History and Theory Concentration	Cleveland, OH 44106-7117	http://english.case.edu/graduate-study-in-english/programs-of-study-courses-and-projects/
11	University of Central Florida Texts & Technology	Orlando, FL 32816-1346	http://tandt.cah.ucf.edu/
12	City University of New York PhD in English, Composition Theory and Rhetoric area of study	New York, NY 10016-4309	http://www.gc.cuny.edu/english
13	Clemson University Transdisciplinary PhD: Rhetorics, Communication, and Information Design	Clemson, SC 29634	http://www.clemson.edu/caah/rcid/program.html
14	University of Connecticut PhD in English	Storrs, CT 06269-4025	http://english.uconn.edu	is this an active prog?
15	East Carolina University PhD in Rhetoric, Writing, and Professional Communication	Greenville, NC 27858-4353	http://www.ecu.edu/cs-cas/engl/phd/
16	Florida State University PhD in English, Rhetoric and Composition specialization	Tallahassee, FL 32306-1580	http://www.english.fsu.edu/rhetcomp/index.html
17	Georgia State University PhD in English, Rhetoric and Composition concentration	Atlanta, GA 30303-3088	http://sites.gsu.edu/rhetcomp/
18	University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign PhD in English, Concentration in Writing Studies	Urbana, IL 61802	http://www.cws.illinois.edu
19	Indiana University PhD in English/Concentration in Rhetoric	Bloomington, IN 47405-7103	https://english.indiana.edu/graduate/doctoral-degrees/rhetoric-concentration-phd.html
20	Indiana University of Pennsylvania PhD in Composition & TESOL	Indiana, PA 15701-1925	http://www.iup.edu/english/grad/composition-tesol-phd/
21	Iowa State University PhD in Rhetoric and Professional Communication	Ames, IA 50011-1201	http://www.engl.iastate.edu/rpc/
22	Kent State University PhD in Rhetoric and Composition: Literacy, Rhetoric, and Social Practice	Kent, OH 44242-0001	https://www.kent.edu/english/phd-rhetoric-composition
23	University of Louisiana, Lafayette PhD in English, Rhetoric and Composition specialization	Lafayette, LA 70504	http://english.louisiana.edu/degrees/doctorate/index.shtml
24	Louisiana State University PhD in English	Baton Rouge, LA 70803	http://www.lsu.edu/hss/english/graduate_program/prospective_students/phd_program/index.php
25	University of Louisville, PhD in Rhetoric and Composition	Louisville, KY 40292	http://louisville.edu/english/graduate/doctorate-in-rhetoric-and-composition.html
26	University of Maryland, College Park, PhD in English	College Park, MD 20742	http://www.english.umd.edu/academics/graduate
27	University of Massachusetts, Amherst PhD in English, Emphasis in Composition and Rhetoric	Amherst, MA 01003	http://www.umass.edu/english/composition-and-rhetoric
28	Miami University PhD in Composition and Rhetoric	Oxford, OH 45056	http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/english/academics/graduate-studies/comp-rhet/index.html
29	University of Michigan Joint PhD Program in English and Education	Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1003	http://www.soe.umich.edu/departments_services/academic_departments/joint_program_in_english_and_education/
30	Michigan State University PhD in Rhetoric & Writing	East Lansing, MI 48864	http://wrac.msu.edu/graduate-programs/
31	Michigan Tech University PhD in Rhetoric and Technical Communication	Houghton, MI 49931	http://www.hu.mtu.edu/hu_dept/graduate/rtc/rtc.php
32	University of Minnesota PhD in Rhetoric and Scientific and Technical Communication	St. Paul, MN 55455	http://writingstudies.umn.edu/grad/rstc.html
33	University of Mississippi PhD in English	University, MS 38677-1848	http://english.olemiss.edu/ph-d-in-english/	Program no longer appears to be actively producing R-C PhD concentrations
34	University of Missouri, Columbia PhD in English, Emphasis in Rhetoric and Composition	Columbia, MO 65211-1500	http://english.missouri.edu/rhetoric-and-composition.html
35	University of Nebraska PhD in Composition & Rhetoric	Lincoln, NE 68588-0333	http://www.unl.edu/english/composition-and-rhetoric/grad
36	University of Nevada, Reno PhD in English, Rhetoric and Composition emphasis	Reno, NV 89557-0031	https://www.unr.edu/cla/engl/graduate_program/z_graduate_degrees/graduate_degree_phd_rhetoric_and_composition.html
37	University of New Hampshire PhD in English, Composition Studies specialization	Durham, NH 03824-3574	http://cola.unh.edu/english/program/english-composition-phd
38	University of New Mexico PhD in English	Albuquerque, NM 87131	http://english.unm.edu/graduate/phd-programs/rhetoric-and-writing.html
39	New Mexico State University PhD in Rhetoric and Professional Communication	Las Cruces, NM, 88003	https://english.nmsu.edu/graduate-programs/phd/
40	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill PhD in English and concentration in Rhetoric, Composition, and Literacy	Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3520	http://writing.unc.edu/node/16	updated link 10/20/2016
41	University of North Carolina, Greensboro PhD in English, with Rhetoric and Composition specialization	Greensboro, NC 27413	https://www.uncg.edu/eng/graduate/PHD/overview.html
42	North Carolina State University PhD in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media (CRDM)	Raleigh, NC 27695-8101	http://crdm.chass.ncsu.edu/
43	Northern Illinois University PhD in English	Dekalb, IL 60115	http://www.engl.niu.edu/graduate/phd_programs/index.shtml
44	Ohio State University PhD in English	Columbus, OH 43210	https://english.osu.edu/areas/rcl/studies
45	University of Oklahoma PhD in Composition, Rhetoric, and Literacy	Norman, OK 73019-0240	http://cas.ou.edu/english-graduate-program
46	Old Dominion University PhD in English, tracks in Rhetoric and Textual Studies, and in Professional Writing and New Media	Norfolk, VA 23529-0078	https://sites.wp.odu.edu/englishphd/program/concentrations/
47	Penn State University PhD in English	University Park, PA 16802-6200	http://english.la.psu.edu/graduate
48	University of Pittsburgh PhD in Composition: Literacy, Pedagogy, and Rhetoric	Pittsburgh, PA 15260	http://www.composition.pitt.edu/graduate/doctoral-degree
49	Purdue University PhD in Rhetoric & Composition	West Lafayette, IN 47907-2038	https://www.cla.purdue.edu/english/graduate_students/fields/rhetcomp/index.html
50	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute PhD in Communication and Rhetoric, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Troy, NY 12180-3590	http://www.cm.rpi.edu/pl/phd-communication-rhetoric-647
51	University of South Carolina PhD in English, Emphasis in Composition and Rhetoric	Columbia, SC 29208	http://artsandsciences.sc.edu/engl/phd-english-emphasis-composition-and-rhetoric
52	University of South Florida PhD in English, Rhetoric and Composition concentration	Tampa, FL 33620	http://english.usf.edu/graduate/concentrations/rc/degrees/#PhD
53	Southern Illinois University PhD in English, Emphasis in Composition and Rhetoric	Carbondale, IL 62901-4503	http://cola.siu.edu/english/graduate/dr-philo/
54	SUNY Albany PhD in Writing, Teaching and Criticism	Albany, NY 12210	http://www.albany.edu/english/grad_concentration_writing.php
55	SUNY Stony Brook PhD in English, Writing and Rhetoric Graduate Studies	Stony Brook, NY 11794-5350	http://www.stonybrook.edu/writrhet/
56	Syracuse University PhD in Composition and Cultural Rhetoric (CCR)	Syracuse, NY 13244	http://ccr.syr.edu
57	University of Tennessee PhD in English	Knoxville, TN 37996-0430	http://english.utk.edu/graduatestudies/phd-in-english/
58	Texas A & M University, College Station PhD in English, Rhetoric and Composition emphasis	College Station, TX 77843-4227	https://www.english.tamu.edu/graduate/programs/phd
59	Texas A & M University-Commerce, PhD in English	Commerce, TX 75429	http://www.tamuc.edu/academics/colleges/humanitiesSocialSciencesArts/departments/literatureLanguages/graduate/phdEnglish.aspx
60	University of Texas-Austin, PhD in English, Rhetoric concentration	Austin, TX 78712-0200	http://www.utexas.edu/cola/rhetoric/graduate/overview.php
61	Texas Christian University PhD in English	Fort Worth, TX 76129	http://eng.tcu.edu/graduate/degrees/phd-in-rhetoric-and-composition/
62	University of Texas, El Paso PhD in Rhetoric and Composition, Department of English	El Paso, TX 79968	http://academics.utep.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=3302
63	Texas Tech University PhD in Technical Communication and Rhetoric, Department of English	Lubbock, TX 79409-3091	http://www.english.ttu.edu/tcr/
64	Texas Woman's University PhD in Rhetoric, English, Speech, and Foreign Languages	Denton, TX 76204-5829	http://www.twu.edu/english-speech-foreign-languages/phd.asp
65	University of Utah PhD in Rhetoric and Composition Studies	Salt Lake City UT, 84112	http://english.utah.edu/graduate/doctoral-studies/rhetoric-composition.php
66	Virginia Tech PhD in Rhetoric and Writing	Blacksburg, VA, 24061-0112	https://liberalarts.vt.edu/academics/graduate-programs/doctoral-programs-list/phd-in-rhetoric-and-writing.html
67	University of Washington PhD English Literature and Language, Rhetoric	Seattle, WA 98195-4330	http://depts.washington.edu/engl/grad/Language.php
68	Washington State University PhD in English, Rhetoric and Composition concentration	Pullman, WA 99164-5020	https://english.wsu.edu/graduate-studies/
69	Wayne State University PhD in English, Composition concentration	Detroit, MI, 48202	http://www.clas.wayne.edu/composition/
70	University of Wisconsin, Madison PhD in Composition and Rhetoric	Madison, WI 53706	http://english.wisc.edu/gradprograms.htm
71	University of Cincinnati, PhD Concentration in Rhetoric and Composition, Department of English and Comparative Literature	Cincinnati, OH 45221	http://www.artsci.uc.edu/departments/english/grad/rc.html
72	Ohio University, PhD in Rhetoric and Composition, Department of English	Athens, Ohio 45701	http://www.english.ohiou.edu/grad/rc/
73	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Graduate Concentration in Rhetoric and Composition	Milwaukee, WI 53201	http://www4.uwm.edu/letsci/english/grad/b-rhet_comp/index.cfm
74	Oklahoma State University, Concentrations in Composition and Rhetoric, Professional Writing and Digital Studies, Department of English	Stillwater, OK 74078	https://english.okstate.edu/programs/rhetoric-and-professional-writing	Updated 9/11/2017
75	University of Alabama, Composition, Rhetoric, and English Studies program, Department of English	Tuscaloosa, AL 35487	http://english.ua.edu/grad/cres
76	University of Kansas, Specialization in Rhetoric and Composition, Department of English	Lawrence, KS 66045	http://english.ku.edu/overview-phd
77	University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, PhD concentration in Composition and Rhetoric, Department of English	Honolulu, HI 96822	http://www.english.hawaii.edu
78	University of Houston, Doctoral Concentration in Rhetoric, Composition, and Pedagogy, Department of English	Houston, Texas 77004	http://www.uh.edu/class/english/programs/graduate/rhet-comp/index.php
79	Illinois State University, PhD concentrations in Professional Writing and Rhetorics, Rhetoric and Composition, and Teaching Writing, Department of English	Normal, IL 61790	http://english.illinoisstate.edu/graduate/phd_engStudies.aspx
80	University of California-Irvine, Doctoral concentration in Rhetoric, Department of English	Irvine CA 92697	http://www.humanities.uci.edu/complit/graduate/index.php
81	University of Texas San Antonio, Doctoral concentration in Rhetoric and Composition, Department of English	San Antonio, TX 78249	http://colfa.utsa.edu/english/
82	University of Oregon, Structured PhD emphasis in Rhetoric and Composition, Department of English	Eugene, OR 97403	http://english.uoregon.edu/graduate/structured-emphasis#RhetGradStudy
83	University of Waterloo, PhD in English with rhetoric and communication design, Department of English	Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1	https://uwaterloo.ca/english/current-graduate-students/programs/phd-english
84	Carleton University, PhD in Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies	Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1S 5B6	http://carleton.ca/slals/applied-linguistics-discourse-studies/phd/
85	University of British Columbia, PhD in English Language	Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 1Z1	http://english.ubc.ca/graduate/m-a-degree-requirements/
86	Saint Louis University, PhD concentration in Rhetoric and Composition, Department of English	St. Louis, MO 63108	http://www.slu.edu/english-phd
87	North Dakota State University, PhD in English: Rhetoric, Writing, and Culture, Department of English	Fargo, ND 58108	http://www.ndsu.edu/english/phd_degree/
88	University of Florida, PhD in English with a concentration in Composition and Rhetoric, Department of English	Gainesville, FL 32611	http://www.english.ufl.edu/programs/grad/ma_phd_tracks/comp_rhetoric.html
89	George Mason University, PhD in Writing and Rhetoric, Department of English	Fairfax, VA 22030	http://writingandrhetoric.gmu.edu/programs/la-phd-wrtr
90	University of Memphis, PhD in Composition, Department of English	Memphis, TN 38152	http://www.memphis.edu/english/gradstudents/phdcomposition.php
91	Auburn University, PhD in English with a concentration in rhetoric and composition,	Auburn University, AL 36849-9027	http://www.cla.auburn.edu/english/graduate-studies/phd/
92	West Virginia State University, PhD in English with a concentration in Writing, Editing and Publishing	Morgantown, WV 26506-6296	http://english.wvu.edu/students/graduate-students/ph-d-in-english	added 7/14/2017
93	Northeastern University, Graduate study in Writing and Rhetoric	Boston, Massachusetts 02115	https://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/english/graduate/writing-rhetoric-2/	added 9/10/2017
94	Utah State University, PhD in Technical Communication and Rhetoric	Logan, UT 84322	http://techcomm.usu.edu/phd/program_phd	added 9/18/2018
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