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2022 Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 $48-$75k” 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 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 $48-$75k” 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the writing studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Writing Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s writing degrees to qualified students.

UCF also took the #4 spot in our “Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCF are $28,657, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Writing Studies at University of Central Florida

#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the #2 spot on the list. UofL is a large school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 5 doctorate’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.

UofL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisville are $27,575, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Writing Studies at UofL

#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. 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.

Full Virginia Tech Writing Studies Report

#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Greenville, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree writing students whose families make $48-$75k list, ECU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ECU are $20,685, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Writing Studies at East Carolina University

#5

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the #5 spot on the list. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s writing degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Old Dominion also took the #3 spot in our “Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion are $33,288, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Writing Studies at Old Dominion University

#6

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

George Mason University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.

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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410.

Full GMU 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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