2023 Best Value Writing Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Writing Studies 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.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Writing Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 66 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value 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.
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2023 Best Value Writing Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Check out the writing programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Writing Studies Schools
Our analysis found McDaniel College to be the best value school for writing studies students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Westminster, McDaniel is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at McDaniel are $46,336 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, McDaniel also did well on our Best Writing Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Out of the 66 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. SRU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Slippery Rock.
SRU undergraduate students pay an average of $14,615 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Writing Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ship are $14,122 a year. The average amount in student loans that writing majors at Ship take out is $27,000.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Goucher College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Writing Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Goucher is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Baltimore.
Goucher undergraduate students pay an average of $48,200 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Towson University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Writing Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Towson are $25,516 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Towson also did well on our Best Writing Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value writing studies programs. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WCUPA are $22,247 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, WCUPA also did well on our Best Writing Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #7, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for writing studies students. 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 out-of-state undergraduate student at FDU are $40,054 a year. Writing majors at FDU take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
Duquesne University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for writing studies students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Duquesne are $43,526 a year.
Millersville University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for writing studies students. It came in at #9 on the list. Millersville is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Millersville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Millersville are $22,226 a year.
Saint Joseph’s University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Writing Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. St. Joe's is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
St. Joe’s undergraduate students pay an average of $47,940 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, St. Joe’s also did well on our Best Writing Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great value schools for Writing Studies students in the Middle Atlantic Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Writing Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Rowan University | Glassboro, NJ |
| 12 | Monmouth University | West Long Branch, NJ |
| 13 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | Kutztown, PA |
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 |
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Majors Related to Writing
One of 3 majors within the area of study, writing studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 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).
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