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2023 Most Popular Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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$38,275 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Writing Studies Master's Degree School for You

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

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 26 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular school in the New England Region for writing studies students working on their master’s degree. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.

Of the 101 students majoring in writing at SNHU, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Vermont College of Fine Arts helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular writing studies schools in the New England Region . VCFA is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Montpelier.

Of the 88 students majoring in writing at VCFA, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#3

Emerson College

Boston, MA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Emerson College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular writing studies schools in the New England Region . Emerson is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Of the 75 students majoring in writing at Emerson, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Southern Maine is a great place for writing studies students working on their master’s degree. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Portland.

Of the 28 students majoring in writing at University of Southern Maine, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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#5

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Fairfield University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular writing studies schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in writing at Fairfield U, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#6

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

Lesley University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Lesley is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in writing at the school are women while 57% are male.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree writing studies programs. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 65% of the students majoring in writing at the school are women while 35% are male.

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#8

Goddard College

Plainfield, VT

Goddard College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for writing studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Goddard College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Plainfield.

About 58% of the students majoring in writing at the school are women while 42% are male.

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#9

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in writing at Boston U, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#10

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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Best Writing Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best writing studies colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 451
Connecticut 54
New Hampshire 768
Maine 72
Rhode Island 97
Vermont 141

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

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 26 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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