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

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Finding the Best Writing Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, writing studies was ranked #78 in the country. In fact 12,529 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Our analysis found Texas Tech University to be the most popular school for writing studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Full Writing Studies at Texas Tech University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTSA is a very large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

About 63% of the students majoring in writing at the school are women while 38% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in writing at NAU, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 86% of the writing majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular writing studies schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

About 60% of the students majoring in writing at the school are women while 40% are male.

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University of Houston - Downtown ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH Downtown is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

Full Writing Studies at University of Houston - Downtown Report

Arizona State University - Tempe 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. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

Full Writing Studies at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

#8

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Writing Studies at Texas State University

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico Tech is a small public school located in the remote town of Socorro.

Read full report on Writing Studies at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Best Writing Studies Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 418
Arizona 322
Oklahoma 54
New Mexico 162

One of 3 majors within the area of study, writing studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Writing

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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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