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2023 Best Value Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$28,436 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Writing Studies Graduate Certificate 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.

The Best Value Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

#1

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD

Our 2023 rankings named McDaniel College the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for writing studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Westminster, McDaniel is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at McDaniel are $9,568 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, McDaniel also did well on our Best Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Millersville University of Pennsylvania is a great value for writing studies students working on their graduate certificate. Millersville is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Millersville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Millersville are $16,794 per year.

Full Writing Studies at Millersville University of Pennsylvania Report

#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Johns Hopkins University is a great value for writing studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Johns Hopkins is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Writing Studies at Johns Hopkins University Report

#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a very large student population.

University at Buffalo graduate students pay an average of $26,178 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Writing Studies at University at Buffalo Report

Best Writing Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best writing studies schools 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 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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