2024 Best Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in writing studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #49 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 28 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of writing studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 556 master's degrees in writing studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Writing Studies School for Your Master's Degree

The writing master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on writing studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of writing studies students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for writing studies to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized writing studies related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

The writing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Writing Studies in the Far Western US Region

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

10 Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in Writing

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

11 Annual Graduates

$80,433 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you want to pursue a master's degree in writing studies. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population.

Those writing studies students who get their master's degree from University of Washington - Seattle Campus receive $40,760 more than the typical writing grad.

More information about a master’s in writing studies from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

10 Annual Graduates

University of Southern California is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in writing studies. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a master’s in writing studies from University of Southern California

3

San Diego State University
San Diego, CA

24 Annual Graduates

$33,295 Median Starting Salary

San Diego State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in writing studies. SDSU is a fairly large public university located in the large city of San Diego.

Master's students who receive their degree from the writing program earn about $33,295 for their early career.

More information about a master’s in writing studies from San Diego State University

4

Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR

30 Annual Graduates

$38,959 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in writing studies has to take a look at Pacific University. Located in the large suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the writing program state that they receive average early career income of $38,959.

More information about a master’s in writing studies from Pacific University

5

San Jose State University
San Jose, CA

6 Annual Graduates

San Jose State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of San Jose.More information about a master’s in writing studies from San Jose State University

6

National University
San Diego, CA

25 Annual Graduates

$49,812 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of San Diego, National University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.

Those writing studies students who get their master's degree from National University make $10,139 more than the typical writing graduate.

More information about a master’s in writing studies from National University

7

University of California - Riverside
Riverside, CA

38 Annual Graduates

$29,732 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public university with a very large student population.

Soon after graduating, writing master's recipients typically make around $29,732 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in writing studies from University of California - Riverside

8

University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

29 Annual Graduates

USFCA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of San Francisco.More information about a master’s in writing studies from University of San Francisco

9

Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR

20 Annual Graduates

$40,508 Median Starting Salary

Oregon State is a very large public university located in the small city of Corvallis.

Master's students who receive their degree from the writing program make around $40,508 in their early career salary.

More information about a master’s in writing studies from Oregon State University

10

Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA

12 Annual Graduates

$49,431 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large suburb of Tacoma, PLU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Those writing studies students who get their master's degree from Pacific Lutheran University earn $9,758 more than the typical writing grad.

More information about a master’s in writing studies from Pacific Lutheran University

Best Writing Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best writing studies colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	253	345
Washington	183	91
Oregon	158	70
Nevada	105	36
Alaska	52	14

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Writing Studies Related Rankings by Major

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

Writing Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Creative Writing	493
General Writing	46
Other Rhetoric & Composition/Writing Studies	10
Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing	7

Majors Similar to Writing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General English Literature	536
English Literature (Other)	9
Literature	6

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.