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

21 Colleges
$38,275 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Writing Studies Master'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.

The Most Popular Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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.

Check out the writing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Northern Arizona University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for writing studies students working on their master’s degree. NAU is a very large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.

About 63% of the students majoring in writing at the school are women while 37% are male.

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#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is a very large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

About 66% of the students majoring in writing at the school are women while 34% are male.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for writing studies students working on their master’s degree. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

Of the 21 students majoring in writing at University of Arizona, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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Out of the 21 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree writing studies programs. Institute of American Indian Arts is a small public school located in the rural area of Santa Fe.

Women make up 86% of the writing majors at the school.

Full Writing Studies at Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Report

#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree writing studies programs. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Central Oklahoma ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public school with a large student population.

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

Full Writing Studies at University of Central Oklahoma Report

New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree writing studies programs. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces.

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

Full Writing Studies at New Mexico State University - Main Campus Report

Best Writing Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best writing studies colleges 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 21 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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