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2023 Best Value Writing Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$41,589 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,530 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Writing Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 346 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, writing studies is the #84 most popular major in Illinois.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Writing Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Illinois to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for writing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for writing majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Writing Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the best value school in Illinois for writing studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIUC are $17,634 per year. The average amount in student loans that writing majors at UIUC take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $20,820.

UIUC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

Full Writing Studies at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a great value for writing studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SIUE are $11,496 per year.

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#3

North Central College

Naperville, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Central College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Naperville, North Central is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Central are $42,206 a year.

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#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

UChicago undergraduate students pay an average of $60,963 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UChicago also made our Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #1.

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#5

Augustana College

Rock Island, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Augustana College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Rock Island, Augustana is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Augustana undergraduate students pay an average of $46,189 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Augustana is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

Full Writing Studies at Augustana College Report

#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

With a ranking of #6, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for writing studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northwestern are $60,768 per year.

Northwestern also made our Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #2.

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Columbia College Chicago landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree writing studies programs. Columbia is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia are $27,786 per year. The average amount in student loans that writing majors at Columbia take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $28,141. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $540.

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#8

Illinois College

Jacksonville, IL

Illinois College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the distant town of Jacksonville, Illinois College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Illinois College are $35,302 a year.

Full Writing Studies at Illinois College Report

#9

Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington, IL

Illinois Wesleyan University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree writing studies programs. Located in the city of Bloomington, Illinois Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Illinois Wesleyan are $52,512 per year.

Illinois Wesleyan did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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#10

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DePaul are $42,012 a year.

Full Writing Studies at DePaul University Report

Best Value Writing Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Writing Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 366
Ohio 576
Indiana 200
Wisconsin 100

One of 3 majors within the area of study, writing studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Writing

Related Major Annual Graduates
General English Literature 40,481
English Literature (Other) 942
Literature 683

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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