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2023 Most Popular Writing Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Writing Studies Doctor's Degree 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Writing Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Writing Studies program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for writing majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for writing studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 83% of the writing majors at the school.

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Our analysis found Michigan Technological University to be the most popular school for writing studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 67% of the writing majors at the school.

Full Writing Studies at Michigan Technological University Report

Our 2023 rankings named University of Cincinnati - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for writing studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in writing at UC, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for writing studies students working on their doctor’s degree. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

Women make up 67% of the writing majors at the school.

Full Writing Studies at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Western Michigan University is a great place for writing studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Writing Studies at Western Michigan University Report

Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree writing studies programs. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Writing Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best writing studies schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 84
Illinois 108
Ohio 128
Indiana 51
Wisconsin 13

One of 3 majors within the area of study, writing studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Writing

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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