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2023 Best Value Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$23,281 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,275 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 242 degrees and certificates were awarded to writing studies students who went to a Colorado college or university. This makes it the #66 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

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 Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Colorado 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado

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

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

Our analysis found University of Colorado Boulder to be the best value school for writing studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Colorado. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the city of Boulder.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU - Boulder are $13,901 per year.

CU - Boulder did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

Full Writing Studies at University of Colorado Boulder Report

Out of the 5 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Colorado State are $13,313 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado State is ranked #2 for overall quality for writing in Colorado.

Full Writing Studies at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Colorado University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Western is a small public school located in the remote town of Gunnison.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Western are $15,490 per year.

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#4

Naropa University

Boulder, CO

The excellent master’s degree programs at Naropa University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value writing studies schools in Colorado. Located in the city of Boulder, Naropa is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Naropa are $19,756 per year.

Full Writing Studies at Naropa University Report

#5

University of Denver

Denver, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at DU are $53,943 per year.

DU also took the #4 spot in our Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado rankings.

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Best Value Writing Studies Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Writing Studies Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 97
Idaho 76
Montana 25
Wyoming 2

Writing Studies is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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 5 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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