2024 Best Writing Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in writing studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #105 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for writing studies students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 23 doctor's degrees in writing studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to writing studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other writing studies students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt writing studies students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized writing studies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for writing studies students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Writing Studies Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Writing Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Writing Studies in Pennsylvania

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in writing studies.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Doctorate in Writing

1

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

9 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in writing studies. Pitt is a very large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh.More information about a doctorate in writing studies from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

2

Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA

11 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in writing studies has to take a look at Duquesne University. Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh.More information about a doctorate in writing studies from Duquesne University

Best Writing Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Writing Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	174	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Writing

Writing Studies is one of 9 different types of English Language & Literature programs to choose from.

Writing Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Rhetoric & Composition	23

Most Popular Majors Related to Writing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General English Literature	70
English Literature (Other)	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.