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2023 Best Value Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

43 Colleges
$17,632 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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.

2023 Best Value Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for writing studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, ASU - Skysong also did well on our Best Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Writing Studies at Arizona State University - Skysong Report

#2

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend McDaniel College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Westminster, McDaniel is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

McDaniel graduate students pay an average of $9,568 in tuition and fees each 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools 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.

In addition to its great value ranking, Minnesota State Mankato is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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#4

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

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.

Youngstown State University graduate students pay an average of $6,931 in tuition and fees each 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 town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BGSU are $15,823 per year.

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Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 a year.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University 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 #7 on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of North Texas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UNT graduate students pay an average of $15,600 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Writing Studies at University of North Texas Report

University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNOMAHA are $16,374 per year.

Read full report on Writing Studies at University of Nebraska at Omaha

University of Houston - Downtown came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UH Downtown is a large public school located in the city of Houston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UH Downtown are $15,991 per year.

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Writing Studies by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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