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2023 Best Value Writing Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$34,452 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Writing Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for writing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Writing Studies Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Writing Studies

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our analysis found Michigan State University to be the best value school for writing studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

Michigan State graduate students pay an average of $38,638 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Michigan State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Read full report on Writing Studies at Michigan State University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a great value for writing studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC are $26,644 per year.

Read full report on Writing Studies at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Michigan University is a great value for writing studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WMU are $26,248 per year.

Full Writing Studies at Western Michigan University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

U-M graduate students pay an average of $50,464 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, U-M also did well on our Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Writing Studies at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Best Writing Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best writing studies schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

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 4 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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