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Most Popular Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

21 Colleges
$38,275 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Writing Studies Master's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Writing Studies Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Northern Arizona University to be the most popular school for writing studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Out of the 21 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 66% of the writing majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Women make up 57% of the writing majors at the school.

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University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 21 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in writing at the school are women while 24% are male.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the # 5 spot on the list. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

Of the 16 students majoring in writing at UTEP, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree writing studies programs. Located in the rural area of Santa Fe, Institute of American Indian Arts is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in writing at Institute of American Indian Arts, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree writing studies programs. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

Of the 14 students majoring in writing at UNM, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #8, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for writing studies students working on their master’s degree. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for writing studies students working on their master’s degree. UCO is a large public school located in the suburb of Edmond.

Of the 7 students majoring in writing at UCO, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Arizona State University - Tempe 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 #10 on the list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

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

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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 21 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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