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2023 Best Value Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$24,022 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Southeast 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for writing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our 2023 rankings named East Carolina University the best value school in the Southeast Region for writing studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

ECU graduate students pay an average of $20,743 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ECU also is in the top 20% of our Best Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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#2

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Spalding 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 large city of Louisville, Spalding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Spalding are $12,106 per year.

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#3

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Kentucky University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NKU are $15,594 a year.

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#4

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Arkansas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value writing studies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UARK graduate students pay an average of $22,563 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Auburn are $31,986 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Auburn also is in the top 5% of our Best Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well on this year’s best value schools for writing studies students working on their graduate certificate. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Little Rock.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UA Little Rock are $14,884 a year.

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#7

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Old Dominion are $33,288 per year.

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#8

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

GMU graduate students pay an average of $37,956 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, GMU also did well on our Best Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#9

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UK are $33,548 per year.

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#10

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, GA

Kennesaw State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at KSU Georgia are $21,174 per year.

Full Writing Studies at Kennesaw State University Report

Best Writing Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best writing studies colleges 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 11 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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