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2023 Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Writing Studies Graduate Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

Check out the writing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - East the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for writing studies students working on their graduate certificate. IU East is a small public school located in the rural area of Richmond.

Of the 16 students majoring in writing at IU East, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a great place for writing studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 93% of the writing majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lawrence Technological University is a great place for writing studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Writing Studies at Lawrence Technological University Report

#4

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Eastern Illinois University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular writing studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

Of the 2 students majoring in writing at EIU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read full report on Writing Studies at Eastern Illinois University

Out of the 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Wright State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular writing studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Read full report on Writing Studies at Wright State University - Main Campus

#8

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Youngstown State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.

Full Writing Studies at Youngstown State University Report

Indiana University - Southeast ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of New Albany, Indiana University - Southeast is a public school with a small student population.

Full Writing Studies at Indiana University - Southeast Report

#9

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for writing studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Read full report on Writing Studies at Northwestern University

Best Writing Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best writing studies colleges 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 16 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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