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2023 Best Value Writing Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$28,106 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,127 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Writing Studies School for You

Writing Studies is the #56 most popular major in the country with 4,263 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for writing studies students. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year.

BYU also made our Best Writing Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #3.

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#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

Out of the 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the # 2 spot on the list. UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW are $16,957 a year.

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$22,446 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Western Colorado University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best writing studies schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Western is a small public school located in the town of Gunnison.

Western undergraduate students pay an average of $22,446 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent programs at Weber State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best writing studies schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . WSU is a very large public school located in the city of Ogden.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WSU are $16,644 a year.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USU are $23,435 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on this year’s best value schools for writing studies students. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State are $31,470 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado State is ranked #5 for overall quality for writing in the Rocky Mountains Region .

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University of Colorado Boulder came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Writing Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boulder.

CU - Boulder undergraduate students pay an average of $38,358 in tuition and fees each year.

CU - Boulder excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Writing Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#8

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT
$16,986 Average Tuition & Fees

Dixie State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for writing studies students. It came in at #8 on the list. Dixie State College is a large public school located in the city of Saint George.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Dixie State College are $16,986 a year.

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#9

Naropa University

Boulder, CO
$34,600 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Naropa University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for writing studies students. Located in the city of Boulder, Naropa is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Naropa are $34,600 per year.

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#10

The University of Montana

Missoula, MT

With a ranking of #10, The University of Montana did quite well on this year’s best value schools for writing studies students. UM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Missoula.

UM undergraduate students pay an average of $28,476 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Writing Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best writing studies colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 121
Utah 26
Idaho 22
Montana 18
Wyoming 2

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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 12 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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