by our College Data Analytics TeamWriting Studies is a major offered under the English language and literature program of study at Rhode Island College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in writing, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at RIC was ranked #278 on College Factual's Best Schools for writing list. It is also ranked #5 in Rhode Island.
Here are some of the other rankings for RIC.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at RIC paid an average of $856 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $347 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,835 | $23,310 |
| Fees | $1,425 | $1,425 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,488 | $12,488 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,440 | $1,440 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Writing students who received their bachelor’s degree at RIC took out an average of $21,348 in student loans. That is 7% lower than the national average of $22,923.
writing who receive their bachelor’s degree from RIC make an average of $27,947 a year during the early days of their career. That is 2% higher than the national average of $27,275.
Online degrees for the RIC writing bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the RIC Online Learning page.
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to writing studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General English Literature | 55 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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