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Best Value Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Best Value Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$21,434 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,275 Avg Salary

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

Writing Studies is the #78 most popular major in the country with 12,529 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree 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.

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.

Top 10 Best Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools

#1

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Lindenwood University the best value school in the Plains States Region for writing studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lindenwood University are $9,784 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.

Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Metropolitan State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value writing studies schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Metro State are $10,237 a year.

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#4

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

The excellent master’s degree programs at Hamline University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value writing studies schools in the Plains States Region . Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Hamline are $10,402 a year.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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#6

Augsburg University

Minneapolis, MN

With a ranking of #6, Augsburg University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for writing studies students working on their master’s degree. Augsburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Augsburg are $13,500 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Augsburg also is in the top 20% of our Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for writing studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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Iowa State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree writing studies programs. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Iowa State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UMN Twin Cities is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#10

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for writing studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

Iowa graduate students pay an average of $31,012 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Iowa also is in the top 10% of our Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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Best Writing Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best writing studies colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 257
Minnesota 431
Kansas 27
Iowa 199
Nebraska 53
North Dakota 3
South Dakota 6

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 15 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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