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2023 Most Popular Online Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Most Popular Online Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for writing majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our 2023 rankings named East Carolina University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for writing studies students working on their graduate certificate. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

About 78% of the students majoring in writing at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Arkansas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best writing studies schools in the Southeast Region . UARK is a very large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

About 71% of the students majoring in writing at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Out of the 10 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the # 3 spot on the list. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

About 83% of the students majoring in writing at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#4

Radford University

Radford, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Radford University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small suburb of Radford, Radford is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 75% of the writing majors at the school.

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Out of the 10 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Georgia State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Middle Georgia State University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Macon.

Read full report on Writing Studies at Middle Georgia State University

Louisiana Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for writing studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public college with a large student population.

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#6

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for writing studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

Read full report on Writing Studies at Old Dominion University

Northwestern State University of Louisiana ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. NSU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Natchitoches.

Read full report on Writing Studies at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate writing studies programs. UNCW is a large public school located in the city of Wilmington.

Full Writing Studies at University of North Carolina at Wilmington Report

University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate writing studies programs. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lafayette.

Read full report on Writing Studies at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Explore the most popular online writing studies colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 299
Virginia 563
North Carolina 226
Florida 604
Tennessee 59
Kentucky 69
South Carolina 116
Louisiana 46
Arkansas 113
Alabama 83
Mississippi 44
West Virginia 30

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

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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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