2024 Best Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

a master's degree in writing studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #49 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 116 master's degrees in writing studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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

Your choice of writing studies for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality writing program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

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 master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 master'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 master'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 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.

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 Master's Degree Schools in Maryland list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Writing Studies in Maryland

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for writing studies students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Maryland Schools for a Master's in Writing

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

71 Annual Graduates

$57,721 Median Starting Salary

Johns Hopkins University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in writing studies. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the writing program make about $57,721 in the first couple years of working.

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

2

Goucher College
Baltimore, MD

11 Annual Graduates

Goucher College is a great choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in writing studies. Located in the city of Baltimore, Goucher is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a master’s in writing studies from Goucher College

2

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

6 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Maryland - College Park if you want to pursue a master's degree in writing studies. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in writing studies from University of Maryland - College Park

3

Towson University
Towson, MD

12 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Towson University if you want to pursue a master's degree in writing studies. Towson is a large public university located in the small city of Towson.More information about a master’s in writing studies from Towson University

4

University of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD

16 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Baltimore if you want to pursue a master's degree in writing studies. Located in the city of Baltimore, UB is a public university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in writing studies from University of Baltimore

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	261	397
Pennsylvania	248	175
New Jersey	188	91
District of Columbia	154	21

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Rankings in Majors Related to Writing

One of 9 majors within the English Language & Literature area of study, Writing Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Writing Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Creative Writing	67
Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing	38
Rhetoric & Composition	11

Most Popular Majors Related to Writing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General English Literature	50
English Literature (Other)	4

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).
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