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2023 Best Value Writing Studies Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$35,096 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,810 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Writing Studies 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the New England 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Writing Studies Schools in the New England 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

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Our analysis found Fairfield University to be the best value school for writing studies students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fairfield U are $52,870 per year.

Fairfield U also claimed a spot on our Best Writing Studies Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Writing Studies at Fairfield University

The excellent programs at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best writing studies schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $13,392 per year.

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Writing Studies Schools in the New England Region list.

Read full report on Writing Studies at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network

$18,480 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Salem State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Writing Studies Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salem State are $18,480 per year.

Read full report on Writing Studies at Salem State University

#4

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA
$29,550 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lesley University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Writing Studies Schools in the New England Region list. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lesley are $29,550 a year.

Full Writing Studies at Lesley University Report

$15,380 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern New Hampshire University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Writing Studies Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SNHU are $15,380 per year.

Read full report on Writing Studies at Southern New Hampshire University

#6

Emerson College

Boston, MA

Emerson College 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. Located in the city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Emerson undergraduate students pay an average of $51,286 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Writing Studies at Emerson College

$33,354 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Rhode Island came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Writing Studies Schools in the New England Region ranking. URI is a large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at URI are $33,354 per year.

Read full report on Writing Studies at University of Rhode Island

#8

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value writing studies programs. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Harvard are $55,587 a year.

Harvard also took the #4 spot in our Best Writing Studies Schools in the New England Region rankings.

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#9

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Writing Studies Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brown are $62,304 per year.

Brown also made our Best Writing Studies Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #3.

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#9

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI
$25,900 Average Tuition & Fees

Rhode Island College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value writing studies programs. RIC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Providence.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at RIC are $25,900 a year.

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Best Writing Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best writing studies colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 207
Connecticut 34
Rhode Island 18
New Hampshire 266
Maine 28
Vermont 107

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 18 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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