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2023 Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Writing Studies Graduate Certificate 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 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 Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#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 graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Writing Studies at Texas Tech University Report

Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in writing at UTSA, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Northern Arizona University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular writing studies schools in the Southwest Region . NAU is a very large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a very large public school located in the city of Denton.

About 86% of the students majoring in writing at the school are women while 14% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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University of Houston - Downtown landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate writing studies programs. Located in the city of Houston, UH Downtown is a public school with a large student population.

Full Writing Studies at University of Houston - Downtown Report

Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate writing studies programs. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Socorro, New Mexico Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate writing studies programs. Texas State is a very large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

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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 9 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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