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2023 Most Popular Writing Studies Schools in Virginia

10 Colleges
$34,492 Avg Salary
$22,509 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Writing Studies School for You

With 156 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, writing studies is the #49 most popular major in Virginia.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Writing Studies Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Virginia to see which 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for writing majors pursuing a .

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our analysis found Liberty University to be the most popular school for writing studies students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Writing Studies Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

The excellent programs at Old Dominion University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best writing studies schools in Virginia. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Hollins University

Roanoke, VA

Out of the 10 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Hollins University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Roanoke, Hollins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Writing Studies Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Writing Studies Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

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Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Writing Studies Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Randolph College

Lynchburg, VA

Randolph College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular writing studies programs. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Randolph is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#9

Radford University

Radford, VA

Radford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for writing studies students. It came in at #9 on the list. Radford is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Radford.

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#9

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

James Madison University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for writing studies students. It came in at #9 on the list. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.

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Best Writing Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
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.

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 10 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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