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2022 Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
50 Degrees Awarded
$22,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Writing Studies is the 76th most popular major in the country with 13,036 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Southwest region, there were 1,384 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,917 and $23,689 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 50 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in writing studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great writing studies programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Writing Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s writing degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Writing Studies Report

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s writing students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #3 spot in our “Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas Tech University Writing Studies Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU also made our “Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas Woman’s University Writing Studies Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #4 spot on the list. El Paso, Texas 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.

UTEP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180.

Full UTEP Writing Studies Report

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Writing Studies at University of Arizona

#6

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

University of Houston did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. University of Houston is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 2 doctorate’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Writing Studies at UH

#7

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s writing degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890.

Read more about Writing Studies at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

#8

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Texas Christian University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s writing students in 2019-2020.

TCU also made our “Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TCU are $32,268.

Full Texas Christian University Writing Studies Report

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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.

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