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

In 2020-2021, 4,263 people earned a degree or certificate in writing studies, making the major the #56 most popular in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Writing Studies Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the writing doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Writing Studies Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Our analysis found Texas Christian University to be the best school for writing studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best writing studies schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best writing studies schools in the United States. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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#4

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Duquesne University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best writing studies schools in the United States. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Iowa State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for writing studies students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #7 on this year’s Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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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 best schools for writing studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree writing studies programs. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#10

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
General English Literature 4,966
English Literature (Other) 175
Literature 162

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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