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2023 Best Value Writing Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$44,686 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Writing Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for writing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Middle Atlantic Region

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

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Writing Studies

#1

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Duquesne University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for writing studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Duquesne are $24,534 per year.

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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 value writing studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Carnegie Mellon graduate students pay an average of $47,347 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Carnegie Mellon is ranked #2 for overall quality for writing in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Read full report on Writing Studies at Carnegie Mellon University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a great value for writing studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pitt are $42,024 per year.

Read full report on Writing Studies at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Best Writing Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best writing studies colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 401
Pennsylvania 199
Maryland 132
New Jersey 91
District of Columbia 21

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 3 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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