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2023 Best Value Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

34 Colleges
$25,333 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,275 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, writing studies was ranked #78 in the country. In fact 12,529 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 34 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the writing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools

#1

Goucher College

Baltimore, MD

Our analysis found Goucher College to be the best value school for writing studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Goucher is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Baltimore.

Goucher graduate students pay an average of $9,765 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Writing Studies at Goucher College Report

Out of the 34 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at FDU are $10,722 per year.

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Out of the 34 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCUPA are $16,758 per year.

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#4

Towson University

Towson, MD

The excellent master’s degree programs at Towson University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value writing studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a very large student population.

Towson graduate students pay an average of $19,890 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Writing Studies at Towson University Report

#5

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Joseph’s University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. St. Joe's is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at St. Joe’s are $18,144 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, St. Joe’s also is in the top 15% of our Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

Full Writing Studies at Saint Joseph’s University Report

#6

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

With a ranking of #6, Monmouth University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for writing studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Monmouth graduate students pay an average of $29,290 in tuition and fees each year.

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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. East Stroudsburg University is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of East Stroudsburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at East Stroudsburg University are $16,728 per year.

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#8

Kean University

Union, NJ

Kean University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Kean is a large public school located in the suburb of Union.

Kean graduate students pay an average of $22,438 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Writing Studies at Kean University Report

With a ranking of #9, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on this year’s best value schools for writing studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMCP are $35,755 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMCP also did well on our Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#10

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

With a ranking of #10, University of Baltimore did quite well on this year’s best value schools for writing studies students working on their master’s degree. UB is a small public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UB are $22,100 a year.

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Best Writing Studies Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 885
New York 850
Maryland 199
New Jersey 128
District of Columbia 38

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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