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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$29,988 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Value Writing Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southeast 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

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

Check out the writing doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Writing Studies

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our analysis found Virginia Tech to be the best value school for writing studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Virginia Tech are $31,443 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Virginia Tech is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#2

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Old Dominion University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value writing studies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Old Dominion graduate students pay an average of $33,288 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value writing studies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ECU are $20,743 a year.

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#4

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Louisville. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UofL are $27,839 a year.

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#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GMU are $37,956 per year.

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University of Central Florida 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. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCF are $28,657 per year.

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Best Writing Studies Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 156
Florida 237
Georgia 60
North Carolina 146
Tennessee 22
Kentucky 60
Louisiana 34
Alabama 44
South Carolina 35
Mississippi 15
Arkansas 52
West Virginia 18

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 6 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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