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2023 Best Value Writing Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

33 Colleges
$31,932 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,062 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Writing Studies School for You

Writing Studies is the #56 most popular major in the country with 4,263 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Writing Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Writing Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Writing Studies Schools

#1

National University

La Jolla, CA
$13,320 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found National University to be the best value school for writing studies students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at National University are $13,320 per year.

Full Writing Studies at National University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Bothell Campus is a great value for writing studies students. Located in the suburb of Bothell, UW Bothell is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW Bothell are $39,780 per year.

UW Bothell also claimed a spot on our Best Writing Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Writing Studies at University of Washington - Bothell Campus

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Writing Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

San Jose State undergraduate students pay an average of $19,732 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, San Jose State also is in the top 20% of our Best Writing Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

Full Writing Studies at San Jose State University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great value for writing studies students. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

UC Berkeley undergraduate students pay an average of $43,980 in tuition and fees each year.

UC Berkeley did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Writing Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Read full report on Writing Studies at University of California - Berkeley

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great value for writing studies students. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW Seattle are $39,906 a year.

UW Seattle excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Writing Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Read full report on Writing Studies at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

#6

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for writing studies students. It came in at #6 on the list. USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USFCA are $53,472 per year.

USFCA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Writing Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Read full report on Writing Studies at University of San Francisco

Seattle Pacific University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value writing studies programs. Located in the large city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SPU are $35,646 a year.

SPU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Writing Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#8

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA
$19,184 Average Tuition & Fees

San Francisco State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value writing studies programs. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

SFSU undergraduate students pay an average of $19,184 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Writing Studies at San Francisco State University Report

#9

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA
$20,016 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for writing studies students. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SDSU are $20,016 a year.

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$24,827 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, University of Nevada - Reno did quite well on this year’s best value schools for writing studies students. UNR is a very large public school located in the large city of Reno.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNR are $24,827 per year.

Read full report on Writing Studies at University of Nevada - Reno

Best Writing Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best writing studies colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 356
Washington 91
Oregon 70
Nevada 36
Alaska 14

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Writing Studies is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

  • 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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