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Best Value Writing Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Best Value Writing Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$29,988 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Writing Studies is the #78 most popular major in the country with 12,529 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Writing Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Southeast Region 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Writing Studies

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the best value school in the Southeast Region for writing studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

Virginia Tech graduate students pay an average of $31,443 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Virginia Tech also did well on our Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

Old Dominion graduate students pay an average of $33,288 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ECU are $20,743 per year.

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#4

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Louisville helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value writing studies schools in the Southeast Region . UofL is a very large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

UofL graduate students pay an average of $27,839 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value writing studies schools in the Southeast Region . GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

GMU graduate students pay an average of $37,956 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Central Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UCF is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCF are $28,657 a year.

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Best Writing Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best writing studies colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 299
Virginia 563
North Carolina 226
Florida 604
Tennessee 59
Kentucky 69
South Carolina 116
Louisiana 46
Arkansas 113
Alabama 83
Mississippi 44
West Virginia 30

Writing Studies is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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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