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2023 Best Writing Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region

28 Colleges
$26,622 Avg Salary
$25,225 Avg Student Debt

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Out of all the majors we analyze each year, writing studies was ranked #56 in the country. In fact 4,263 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 Best Writing Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Writing Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Writing Studies Colleges.

Top 10 Best Writing Studies Schools

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Our 2023 rankings named University of Notre Dame the best school in the Great Lakes Region for writing studies students. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best writing studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Writing Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Wisconsin - Stout helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best writing studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Writing Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Writing Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Miami University - Oxford came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Writing Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the town of Oxford.

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Indiana University - East ranked #8 on this year’s Best Writing Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IU East is a small public school located in the rural area of Richmond.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s best schools for writing studies students. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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With a ranking of #10, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on this year’s best schools for writing studies students. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Writing Studies Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 84
Illinois 108
Ohio 128
Indiana 51
Wisconsin 13

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 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).
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