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2023 Best Value Writing Studies Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$21,157 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,484 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Writing Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 144 degrees and certificates were awarded to writing studies students who went to a Missouri college or university. This makes it the #42 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. 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.

The Best Value Writing Studies Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Missouri 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.

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 Missouri

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

Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality in Writing Studies

$8,294 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri State University - Springfield the best value school in Missouri for writing studies students. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Missouri State are $8,294 a year.

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#2

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO
$18,640 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lindenwood University are $18,640 per year.

Read full report on Writing Studies at Lindenwood University

$8,715 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Southeast Missouri State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best writing studies schools in Missouri. Southeast Missouri State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Cape Girardeau.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Missouri State University are $8,715 per year.

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$11,271 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Kansas City is a great value for writing studies students. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMKC are $11,271 per year.

Read full report on Writing Studies at University of Missouri - Kansas City

$12,015 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - St Louis. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Writing Studies Schools in Missouri list. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMSL are $12,015 per year.

Full Writing Studies at University of Missouri - St Louis Report

$58,866 Average Tuition & Fees

Washington University in St Louis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Writing Studies Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

WUSTL undergraduate students pay an average of $58,866 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, WUSTL is ranked #1 for overall quality for writing in Missouri.

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Best Value Writing Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 92
Iowa 122
Kansas 12
Nebraska 23
North Dakota 2
South Dakota 0

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 6 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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