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2023 Most Popular Writing Studies Schools in the New England Region

53 Colleges
$30,810 Avg Salary
$26,574 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Writing Studies 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.

The Most Popular Writing Studies Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 53 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for writing studies students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.

The average amount in student loans that writing majors at SNHU take out is $33,920.

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#2

Emerson College

Boston, MA

Out of the 53 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emerson College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Emerson is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

The average amount in student loans that writing majors at Emerson take out is $23,250. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $833, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Vermont College of Fine Arts is a great place for writing studies students. VCFA is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Montpelier.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

The excellent programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best writing studies schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Writing Studies Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for writing studies students. It came in at #6 on the list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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#7

Hampshire College

Amherst, MA

Hampshire College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for writing studies students. It came in at #7 on the list. Hampshire is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

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University of Rhode Island landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular writing studies programs. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that writing majors at URI take out is $25,500.

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University of Southern Maine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for writing studies students. It came in at #9 on the list. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Portland.

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#10

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

Lesley University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for writing studies students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Lesley is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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 25 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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