2023 Best Value Writing Studies Doctor's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Writing Studies Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 12,529 people earned a degree or certificate in writing studies, making the major the #78 most popular in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the United States to see which doctor'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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Writing Studies Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the best value school in the United States for writing studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, North Dakota State University is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Duquesne University is a great value for writing studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Duquesne are $24,534 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.
UT Austin also claimed a spot on our Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great value for writing studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Iowa State also did well on our Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UTEP is a very large public school located in the city of El Paso.
UTEP graduate students pay an average of $16,621 in tuition and fees each year.
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Texas Christian University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree writing studies programs. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TCU are $32,268 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, TCU is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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With a ranking of #8, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s best value schools for writing studies students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UC Berkeley is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Houston did quite well on this year’s best value schools for writing studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UH are $18,871 per year.
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Texas Woman’s University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree writing studies programs. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a large student population.
TWU graduate students pay an average of $15,048 in tuition and fees each year.
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Majors Related to Writing
One of 3 majors within the area of study, writing studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| General English Literature | 40,481 |
| English Literature (Other) | 942 |
| Literature | 683 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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).
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