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2023 Best Value Writing Studies Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$29,732 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,492 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Writing Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 108 degrees and certificates were awarded to writing studies students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #88 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Writing Studies Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in Illinois

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

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Writing Studies

$27,786 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia College Chicago the best value school in Illinois for writing studies students. Columbia is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Columbia are $27,786 a year.

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#2

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL
$12,297 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Writing Studies Schools in Illinois list. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at EIU are $12,297 a year.

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$11,496 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Writing Studies Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SIUE are $11,496 a year.

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$15,240 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Writing Studies Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SIUC are $15,240 per year.

Full Writing Studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

$17,634 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 5 spot on the list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

UIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $17,634 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UIUC is ranked #3 for overall quality for writing in Illinois.

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#6

DePaul University

Chicago, IL
$42,012 Average Tuition & Fees

DePaul University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Writing Studies Schools in Illinois ranking. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DePaul are $42,012 a year.

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#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL
$60,768 Average Tuition & Fees

Northwestern University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Writing Studies Schools in Illinois list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Northwestern undergraduate students pay an average of $60,768 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Northwestern did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Writing Studies Schools in Illinois list.

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$50,623 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, School of the Art Institute of Chicago did quite well on this year’s best value schools for writing studies students. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at School of the Art Institute of Chicago are $50,623 a year.

Full Writing Studies at School of the Art Institute of Chicago Report

Best Value Writing Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Writing Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 84
Ohio 128
Indiana 51
Wisconsin 13

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 8 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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