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2023 Most Popular Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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$38,275 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Writing Studies Master'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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the New England Region to see which master'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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Writing Studies Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular school in the New England Region for writing studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in writing at the school are women while 25% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Vermont College of Fine Arts is a great place for writing studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Montpelier, VCFA is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in writing at the school are women while 11% are male.

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#3

Emerson College

Boston, MA

Out of the 26 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emerson College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Southern Maine helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular writing studies schools in the New England Region . Located in the small city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in writing at the school are women while 18% are male.

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#5

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fairfield University is a great place for writing studies students working on their master’s degree. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

About 71% of the students majoring in writing at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#6

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

Lesley University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Women make up 43% of the writing majors at the school.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

Women make up 65% of the writing majors at the school.

Full Writing Studies at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

#8

Goddard College

Plainfield, VT

Goddard College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the rural area of Plainfield, Goddard College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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#9

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

About 50% of the students majoring in writing at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#10

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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

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Best Writing Studies Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 207
Connecticut 34
Rhode Island 18
New Hampshire 266
Maine 28
Vermont 107

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 26 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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