2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Writing Studies in the Southwest Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Southwest region, there were 1,384 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,917 and $23,689 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 884 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree writing students.
Top 18 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Writing Studies in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Skysong did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Skysong is $13,971 for southwest region bachelor’s degree writing students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 126 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of North Texas is $15,086 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Writing students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston - Downtown. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. University of Houston - Downtown is a fairly large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 11 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Downtown, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UH Downtown is $6,848 for southwest region bachelor’s degree writing students.
Full University of Houston - Downtown Writing Studies Report
Out of the 18 schools in the Best Value Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 157 bachelors’s writing degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $17,571 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Writing students per year to attend Texas Tech University.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Out of the 18 schools in the Best Value Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s writing students in 2019-2020.
NSU also took the #18 spot in our “Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NSU is $9,994 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Writing students.
University of Central Oklahoma ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s writing degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCO, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCO is $16,562 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Writing students.
Read full report on Writing Studies at University of Central Oklahoma
University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 113 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,446 for southwest region bachelor’s degree writing students per year to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus.
Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a public institution located in Commerce, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Commerce not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,017 for southwest region bachelor’s degree writing students per year to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce.
Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. SFASU is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 17 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.
SFASU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Stephen F Austin State University is $13,723 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Writing students.
With a ranking of #10, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 16 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,659 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Writing students per year to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus.
The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. The University of Texas at El Paso is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s writing degrees to qualified students.
UTEP also took the #15 spot in our “Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UTEP is $8,920 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Writing students.
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 12 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for southwest region bachelor’s degree writing students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
The University of Texas at Austin landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UT Austin is $18,023 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Writing students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Full The University of Texas at Austin Writing Studies Report
University of Arizona landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 59 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s writing students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $15,016 for southwest region bachelor’s degree writing students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Baylor University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 20 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.
Baylor also made our “Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Baylor University is $36,039 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Writing students.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas Christian University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s writing degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.
TCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas Christian University is $36,811 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Writing students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Saint Edward’s University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.
St. Edward’s University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $24,833 for southwest region bachelor’s degree writing students per year to attend Saint Edward’s University.
Read full report on Writing Studies at St. Edward’s University
Southern Methodist University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s writing students in 2019-2020.
SMU also made our “Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Southern Methodist University is $36,222 for southwest region bachelor’s degree writing students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read full report on Writing Studies at Southern Methodist University
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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%.
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- *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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