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2023 Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Writing Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 12,529 people earned a degree or certificate in writing studies, making the major the #78 most popular in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 97 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Writing Studies program at each school on the list.

Check out the writing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular school in the United States for writing studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 137 students majoring in writing at SNHU, 24% are male and 76% are female.

Read full report on Writing Studies at Southern New Hampshire University

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Out of the 97 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in writing at the school are women while 25% are male.

Full Writing Studies at University of Iowa Report

#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Read full report on Writing Studies at East Carolina University

Out of the 97 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - East landed the # 4 spot on the list. IU East is a small public school located in the rural area of Richmond.

About 81% of the students majoring in writing at the school are women while 19% are male.

Read full report on Writing Studies at Indiana University - East

#5

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Out of the 97 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in writing at DU, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Writing Studies at University of Denver Report

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for writing studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in writing at BGSU, 7% are male and 93% are female.

Read full report on Writing Studies at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.

Women make up 77% of the writing majors at the school.

Full Writing Studies at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

University of Alabama in Huntsville ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. UAH is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Huntsville.

About 80% of the students majoring in writing at the school are women while 20% are male.

Full Writing Studies at University of Alabama in Huntsville Report

With a ranking of #8, University of Maryland - Baltimore did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for writing studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UMB is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 50% of the writing majors at the school.

Read full report on Writing Studies at University of Maryland - Baltimore

#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. UTSA is a very large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

Women make up 63% of the writing majors at the school.

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University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate writing studies programs. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Little Rock.

About 50% of the students majoring in writing at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Writing Studies at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

#11

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ

Northern Arizona University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for writing studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a very large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in writing at the school are women while 25% are male.

Full Writing Studies at Northern Arizona University Report

#14

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate writing studies programs. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Read full report on Writing Studies at University of Arkansas

University of North Texas ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in writing at UNT, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Full Writing Studies at University of North Texas Report

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
16 University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE
16 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
18 Arizona State University - Skysong Scottsdale, AZ
18 Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY

Writing Studies by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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