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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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.

The Best Value Writing Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Plains States 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.

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 Plains States 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 Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Writing Studies

#1

North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Fargo, ND

2 Doctor's Degrees

#11 in Quality in the Plains States Region

$12,028 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the best value school in the Plains States Region for writing studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, North Dakota State University also did well on our Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Writing Studies at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

#2

Iowa State University

Ames, IA

1 Doctor's Degrees

#8 in Quality in the Plains States Region

$26,948 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

Iowa State graduate students pay an average of $26,948 in tuition and fees each year.

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

Read full report on Writing Studies at Iowa State University

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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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