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2023 Best Value Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$35,385 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Writing Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

Writing Studies is the #49 most popular major in Maryland with 132 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Maryland to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Writing Studies

#1

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD

Our analysis found McDaniel College to be the best value school for writing studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Maryland. McDaniel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Westminster.

McDaniel graduate students pay an average of $9,568 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

McDaniel not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list.

Read full report on Writing Studies at McDaniel College

#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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

Johns Hopkins did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list.

Full Writing Studies at Johns Hopkins University Report

Best Value Writing Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Writing Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 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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