2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Writing Studies in the Southeast Region
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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.
This year’s “Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in writing studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent writing studies programs, but they also 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree writing students.
Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Writing Studies in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. East Carolina University is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 7 doctorate’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.
ECU also made our “Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at ECU are $20,685, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s writing students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree writing students list, UCF has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Florida are $28,657, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisville. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. UofL is a public institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UofL also took the #6 spot in our “Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisville are $27,575, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s writing students in 2019-2020.
Old Dominion did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion University are $33,288, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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George Mason University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. George Mason University is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 2 doctorate’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.
GMU also made our “Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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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