by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Writing Studies is the 81st most popular major in the country with 12,529 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, writing studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,208 and had an average of $24,626 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,242 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,062 and $18,858 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 22 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in writing studies. That schools that top this list have a program in writing studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Nevada landed the #1 spot on the list. CSN is a large public school situated in Las Vegas, Nevada. It awarded 12 associates’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Writing Studies at College of Southern Nevada
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Berkeley City College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Berkeley, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s writing students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Long Beach City College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region. Long Beach City College is located in Long Beach, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s writing degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Writing Studies at Long Beach City College
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grossmont College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in El Cajon, California, this fairly large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s writing students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American River College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Sacramento, California, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s writing students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Linn-Benton Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Albany, Oregon, and it awarded 0 associates’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
De Anza College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cupertino, California, and it awarded 0 associates’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
College of the Desert landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Palm Desert, California, and it awarded 0 associates’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Writing Studies at College of the Desert
Foothill College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Foothill College is a fairly large school located in Los Altos Hills, California that handed out 0 associates’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
National University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in La Jolla, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 25 degrees to qualified associates’s writing students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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