2024 Best Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools in Alabama

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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 30 master's degrees in writing studies to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’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 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 full 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 Alabama list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top Alabama Schools for a Master's in Writing

1

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

20 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in writing studies has to check out The University of Alabama. UA is a very large public university located in the city of Tuscaloosa.More information about a master’s in writing studies from The University of Alabama

2

University of North Alabama
Florence, AL

5 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of North Alabama if you want to pursue a master's degree in writing studies. UNA is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Florence.More information about a master’s in writing studies from University of North Alabama

Best Writing Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Writing Studies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	231
Georgia	190	54
Virginia	182	132
North Carolina	178	122
Tennessee	166	22
Kentucky	147	43
Louisiana	147	31
South Carolina	146	35
Mississippi	145	15
Arkansas	121	37
West Virginia	112	18

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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	20
General Writing	5
Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing	4
Other Rhetoric & Composition/Writing Studies	1

Most Popular Majors Related to Writing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General English Literature	64

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.