2023 Best Value Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Writing Studies Graduate Certificate 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.
The Best Value Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate 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.
Top 10 Best Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named East Carolina University the best value school in the Southeast Region for writing studies students working on their graduate certificate. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ECU are $20,743 a year.
ECU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Spalding University is a great value for writing studies students working on their graduate certificate. Spalding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Spalding are $12,106 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. NKU is a large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.
NKU graduate students pay an average of $15,594 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas is a great value for writing studies students working on their graduate certificate. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UARK are $22,563 per year.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Auburn is a very large public school located in the city of Auburn.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Auburn are $31,986 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Auburn is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well on this year’s best value schools for writing studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
UA Little Rock graduate students pay an average of $14,884 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, Old Dominion University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for writing studies students working on their graduate certificate. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the city of Norfolk.
Old Dominion graduate students pay an average of $33,288 in tuition and fees each year.
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George Mason 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 #8 on the list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GMU are $37,956 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, GMU also did well on our Best Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Kentucky landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate writing studies programs. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.
UK graduate students pay an average of $33,548 in tuition and fees each year.
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Kennesaw State 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 #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at KSU Georgia are $21,174 a year.
Request InformationBest 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 |
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Writing Studies Related Majors for Writing
Writing Studies is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General English Literature | 40,481 |
| English Literature (Other) | 942 |
| Literature | 683 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 11 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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