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2023 Best Value Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$19,013 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,275 Avg Salary

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

With 128 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, writing studies is the #101 most popular major in New Jersey.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in New Jersey 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for writing majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Writing Studies

Our analysis found Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus to be the best value school for writing studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FDU are $10,722 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means William Paterson University of New Jersey is a great value for writing studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at William Paterson University are $14,050 per year.

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#3

Kean University

Union, NJ

Out of the 7 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Kean University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Kean is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Union.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Kean are $17,476 a year.

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#4

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

The excellent master’s degree programs at Monmouth University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value writing studies schools in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Monmouth are $29,290 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - Newark. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Rutgers Newark graduate students pay an average of $20,466 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Rutgers Newark also took the #3 spot in our Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey rankings.

Full Writing Studies at Rutgers University - Newark Report

Rutgers University - Camden ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the small city of Camden, Rutgers Camden is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rutgers Camden are $20,649 per year.

Full Writing Studies at Rutgers University - Camden Report

#7

Drew University

Madison, NJ

Drew University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the large suburb of Madison, Drew is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Drew are $20,440 per year.

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Best Value Writing Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Writing Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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

Majors Similar to Writing

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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