2024 Best Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut

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 2 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of writing studies. Combined, these schools handed out 34 master's degrees in writing studies to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

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

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 schools for writing studies students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Writing Studies Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top Connecticut Schools for a Master's in Writing

1

Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT

24 Annual Graduates

$46,092 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Fairfield University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in writing studies. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.

Master's students who receive their degree from the writing program make an average of $46,092 in the first couple years of working.

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

2

Western Connecticut State University
Danbury, CT

4 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Western Connecticut State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in writing studies. WestConn is a small public university located in the small city of Danbury.More information about a master’s in writing studies from Western Connecticut State University

2

Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, CT

4 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in writing studies has to take a look at Southern Connecticut State University. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, SCSU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in writing studies from Southern Connecticut State University

Best Writing Studies Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	222	204
Rhode Island	127	15
New Hampshire	108	129
Vermont	91	107
Maine	90	28

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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	34

Majors Similar to Writing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General English Literature	47
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.