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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 2023 rankings named East Carolina University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for writing studies students working on their graduate certificate. ECU is a very 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Huntsville, UAH is a public college 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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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Arkansas at Little Rock helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular writing studies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the 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.

Full Writing Studies at University of Arkansas at Little Rock Report

#4

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Arkansas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular writing studies schools in the Southeast Region . 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 fairly 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.

Read full report on Writing Studies at University of Kentucky

#6

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Northern Kentucky 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 #6 on the list. NKU is a fairly 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

Radford University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. 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.

Read full report on Writing Studies at Radford University

With a ranking of #7, Middle Georgia State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for writing studies students working on their graduate certificate. Middle Georgia State University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Macon.

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#9

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason 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 #9 on the list. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

Full Writing Studies at George Mason University Report

#9

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate writing studies programs. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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