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2023 Best Value Writing Studies Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$26,604 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,351 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Writing Studies School for You

Writing Studies is the #127 most popular major in Tennessee with 59 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Writing Studies Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Tennessee to see which 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Writing Studies Schools in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Writing Studies Colleges.

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality in Writing Studies

$9,438 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found East Tennessee State University to be the best value school for writing studies students who want to pursue a degree in Tennessee. Located in the city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ETSU are $9,438 per year. On average, writing graduates from ETSU take out $23,300 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$13,244 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Writing Studies Schools in Tennessee list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

UT Knoxville undergraduate students pay an average of $13,244 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UT Knoxville also made our Best Writing Studies Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #4.

Full Writing Studies at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

$49,418 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Sewanee - The University of the South is a great value for writing studies students. Sewanee is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Sewanee.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Sewanee are $49,418 a year.

Sewanee did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Writing Studies Schools in Tennessee list.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN
$10,056 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Writing Studies Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UofM are $10,056 a year.

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#5

Lee University

Cleveland, TN
$20,500 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Lee University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best writing studies schools in Tennessee. Located in the small city of Cleveland, Lee University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Lee University undergraduate students pay an average of $20,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN
$56,966 Average Tuition & Fees

Vanderbilt University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value writing studies programs. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

Vanderbilt undergraduate students pay an average of $56,966 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Vanderbilt also took the #1 spot in our Best Writing Studies Schools in Tennessee rankings.

Full Writing Studies at Vanderbilt University Report

Best Value Writing Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 299
Virginia 563
North Carolina 226
Florida 604
Kentucky 69
South Carolina 116
Louisiana 46
Arkansas 113
Alabama 83
Mississippi 44
West Virginia 30

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 6 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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