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

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Finding the Best Writing Studies Doctor's Degree School for You

Writing Studies is the #56 most popular major in the country with 4,263 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Most Popular Writing Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Southwest 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

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Tech University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for writing studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 58% of the writing majors at the school.

Full Writing Studies at Texas Tech University Report

#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

About 80% of the students majoring in writing at the school are women while 20% are male.

Full Writing Studies at University of Houston Report

#3

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Texas Christian University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular writing studies schools in the Southwest Region . TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

About 57% of the students majoring in writing at the school are women while 43% are male.

Read full report on Writing Studies at Texas Christian University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in writing at UTEP, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Full Writing Studies at The University of Texas at El Paso Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for writing studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 75% of the writing majors at the school.

Read full report on Writing Studies at The University of Texas at Austin

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of New Mexico - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular writing studies schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in writing at UNM, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read full report on Writing Studies at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

Full Writing Studies at University of Arizona Report

Texas Woman’s University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

Women make up 50% of the writing majors at the school.

Full Writing Studies at Texas Woman’s University Report

Best Writing Studies Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 175
Arizona 91
Oklahoma 15
New Mexico 38

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 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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