Ranking
Best Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Colleges in New York 2026
47 New York colleges offering Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, ranked by EduGradify value grade.
- Schools ranked
- 25
- Cheapest net price
- $2,984
- Top earnings 10y
- $104,043
- Public / Private
- 19 / 6
CUNY Hunter College
A+- ROI score
- 52.92
- Net price
- $2,984
- Earnings 10y
- $63,163
- Acceptance
- 53.8%
CUNY Brooklyn College
A+- ROI score
- 48.95
- Net price
- $3,103
- Earnings 10y
- $60,752
- Acceptance
- 58.4%
CUNY City College
A+- ROI score
- 43.72
- Net price
- $3,776
- Earnings 10y
- $66,039
- Acceptance
- 60%
CUNY Queens College
A+- ROI score
- 37.40
- Net price
- $4,195
- Earnings 10y
- $62,763
- Acceptance
- 64.4%
CUNY New York City College of Technology
A+- ROI score
- 24.07
- Net price
- $5,127
- Earnings 10y
- $49,365
- Acceptance
- 80.3%
CUNY Kingsborough Community College
A+- ROI score
- 19.01
- Net price
- $5,606
- Earnings 10y
- $42,621
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Nassau Community College
A+- ROI score
- 17.00
- Net price
- $7,095
- Earnings 10y
- $48,248
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Monroe Community College
A- ROI score
- 15.81
- Net price
- $6,353
- Earnings 10y
- $40,174
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Onondaga Community College
A- ROI score
- 12.03
- Net price
- $8,562
- Earnings 10y
- $41,190
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Columbia University in the City of New York
A- ROI score
- 11.87
- Net price
- $21,590
- Earnings 10y
- $102,491
- Acceptance
- 4%
SUNY Buffalo State University
A- ROI score
- 11.53
- Net price
- $11,346
- Earnings 10y
- $52,334
- Acceptance
- 73%
SUNY Adirondack
B- ROI score
- 9.93
- Net price
- $10,389
- Earnings 10y
- $41,267
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Stony Brook University
B- ROI score
- 9.92
- Net price
- $18,784
- Earnings 10y
- $74,502
- Acceptance
- 49%
Binghamton University
B- ROI score
- 9.32
- Net price
- $21,620
- Earnings 10y
- $80,596
- Acceptance
- 38.6%
Cornell University
B- ROI score
- 9.07
- Net price
- $28,690
- Earnings 10y
- $104,043
- Acceptance
- 8.8%
State University of New York at Oswego
B- ROI score
- 8.86
- Net price
- $16,236
- Earnings 10y
- $57,566
- Acceptance
- 80.6%
SUNY College at Potsdam
B- ROI score
- 8.78
- Net price
- $13,624
- Earnings 10y
- $47,866
- Acceptance
- 77.7%
Canisius University
B- ROI score
- 8.46
- Net price
- $17,940
- Earnings 10y
- $60,681
- Acceptance
- 72.4%
University at Buffalo
B- ROI score
- 8.43
- Net price
- $20,995
- Earnings 10y
- $70,814
- Acceptance
- 74.2%
St. Joseph's University-New York
B- ROI score
- 8.39
- Net price
- $19,035
- Earnings 10y
- $63,905
- Acceptance
- 72.1%
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
B- ROI score
- 8.22
- Net price
- $17,156
- Earnings 10y
- $56,403
- Acceptance
- 78.4%
St. Francis College
B- ROI score
- 8.01
- Net price
- $18,129
- Earnings 10y
- $58,099
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Tompkins Cortland Community College
B- ROI score
- 8.00
- Net price
- $12,723
- Earnings 10y
- $40,707
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
St. Thomas Aquinas College
B- ROI score
- 7.87
- Net price
- $19,994
- Earnings 10y
- $62,909
- Acceptance
- 93.1%
Finger Lakes Community College
C- ROI score
- 7.20
- Net price
- $13,898
- Earnings 10y
- $40,054
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
How we picked this list
This list starts with New York schools with positive Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies program-share evidence, then sorts by EduGradify's school-wide ROI proxy: ten-year median earnings weighed against average net price. The set's average EduGradify ROI score is 16.59 (19 public, 6 private).
Every figure comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. See our full methodology for the formulas.
FAQ
Who leads this ranking?
CUNY Hunter College in New York, NY tops this ranking. EduGradify value grade is A+.
How does EduGradify pick this list?
We rank this set by roi score using the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard — see our methodology for the full formula. No paid placements, no surveys.
How many New York colleges are in this list?
47 New York colleges qualified for this ranking based on available federal data.
What does net price mean here?
Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships — not the sticker price. It is reported by each college to the U.S. Department of Education.