by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Great Lakes region, there were 1,681 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,622 and $25,225 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 37 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in writing studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their writing studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree writing students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stark State College landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in North Canton, Ohio, and it awarded 10 associates’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lansing Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Lansing Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 4 associates’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Ferris State University is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s writing degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Writing Studies at Ferris State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sinclair Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region. Sinclair Community College is a public institution located in Dayton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Writing Studies at Sinclair Community College
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fox Valley Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. FVTC is located in Appleton, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s writing degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #6, Washtenaw Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s writing students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Writing Studies at Washtenaw Community College
College of Lake County ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region list. College of Lake County is a fairly large school located in Grayslake, Illinois that handed out 2 associates’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Writing Studies at College of Lake County
Taylor University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Taylor University is located in Upland, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s writing degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
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