2023 Best Value Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Writing Studies Graduate Certificate 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 43 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for writing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in the United States for writing studies students working on their graduate certificate. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 per year.
ASU - Skysong also claimed a spot on our Best Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means McDaniel College is a great value for writing studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Westminster, McDaniel is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at McDaniel are $9,568 a year.
McDaniel excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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Out of the 43 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the # 3 spot on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in tuition and fees each year.
Minnesota State Mankato excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Youngstown State University is a great value for writing studies students working on their graduate certificate. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Youngstown.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a great value for writing studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at BGSU are $15,823 a year.
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Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 per year.
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Texas Tech University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate writing studies programs. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large 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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University of North Texas ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.
UNT graduate students pay an average of $15,600 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Nebraska at Omaha came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNOMAHA are $16,374 per year.
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University of Houston - Downtown did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for writing studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. UH Downtown is a large public school located in the city of Houston.
UH Downtown graduate students pay an average of $15,991 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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