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2023 Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region .

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our 2023 rankings named East Carolina University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for writing studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 78% of the writing majors at the school.

Read full report on Writing Studies at East Carolina University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UAH is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Huntsville.

Women make up 80% of the writing majors at the school.

Full Writing Studies at University of Alabama in Huntsville Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Arkansas at Little Rock helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular writing studies schools in the Southeast Region . UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Little Rock.

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

Read full report on Writing Studies at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

#4

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Out of the 19 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 71% of the writing majors at the school.

Read full report on Writing Studies at University of Arkansas

#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Out of the 19 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#6

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Northern Kentucky University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Writing Studies at Northern Kentucky University Report

Middle Georgia State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Writing Studies at Middle Georgia State University Report

#7

Radford University

Radford, VA

With a ranking of #7, Radford University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for writing studies students working on their graduate certificate. Radford is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Radford.

Of the 4 students majoring in writing at Radford, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#9

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate writing studies programs. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in writing at the school are women while 67% are male.

Read full report on Writing Studies at Auburn University

#9

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

With a ranking of #9, George Mason University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for writing studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Writing Studies at George Mason University

Best Writing Studies Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 156
Florida 237
Georgia 60
North Carolina 146
Tennessee 22
Kentucky 60
Louisiana 34
Alabama 44
South Carolina 35
Mississippi 15
Arkansas 52
West Virginia 18

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 19 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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