Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Find Schools Near

2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Writing Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
31 Degrees Awarded
$29,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 13,036 people earned their degree in writing studies, making the major the 76th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, writing studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,483 and had an average of $27,853 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 3,438 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,680 and $28,757 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 31 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in writing studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality writing studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the writing studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Writing Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Central Florida is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 5 doctorate’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCF are $28,657, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Central Florida Writing Studies Report

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also made our “Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Writing Studies at Virginia Tech

#3

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisville. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s writing degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

UofL also made our “Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UofL are $27,575.

Read more about Writing Studies at UofL

#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #4 spot on the list. East Carolina University is located in Greenville, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s writing degrees to qualified students.

ECU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at East Carolina University are $20,685.

Read more about Writing Studies at East Carolina University

#5

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Old Dominion University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s writing students in 2019-2020.

Old Dominion also made our “Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion are $33,288, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Writing Studies at Old Dominion

#6

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

George Mason University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. George Mason University is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s writing degrees to qualified students.

GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full George Mason University Writing Studies Report

Switch to a Different Ranking Method

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

Featured English Schools

Find Schools Near You