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Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

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Finding the Best Writing Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

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 Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

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

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the most popular school for writing studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Alabama in Huntsville is a great place for writing studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Huntsville, UAH is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Out of the 19 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#4

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas is a great place for writing studies students working on their graduate certificate. UARK is a very large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

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

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#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.

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

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#6

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Northern Kentucky University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate writing studies programs. NKU is a large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.

Of the 5 students majoring in writing at NKU, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#7

Radford University

Radford, VA

With a ranking of #7, Radford University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for writing studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Radford, Radford is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Middle Georgia State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate writing studies programs. Middle Georgia State University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Macon.

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#9

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

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#9

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Auburn is a very large public school located in the small city of Auburn.

Of the 3 students majoring in writing at Auburn, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Best Writing Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 19 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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