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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Southwest region, there were 1,056 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,760 and $24,609 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 51 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 25 colleges that offer 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 Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Paso Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region list. El Paso Community College is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 associates’s writing degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Writing Studies at El Paso Community College
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Del Mar College landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Corpus Christi, Texas, and it awarded 6 associates’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified associates’s writing students in 2020-2021.
Full Austin Community College District Writing Studies Report
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple College landed the #4 spot on the list. Temple College is a small school located in Temple, Texas that handed out 1 associates’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 4 associates’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Pima Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Pima Community College is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s writing degrees to qualified students.
Full Pima County Community College District Writing Studies Report
South Mountain Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. South Mountain Community College is a small public school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 0 associates’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full South Mountain Community College Writing Studies Report
Scottsdale Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region list. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s writing degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Paris Junior College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Paris Junior College is a small school located in Paris, Texas that handed out 0 associates’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Odessa College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region list. Odessa College is a medium-sized public school situated in Odessa, Texas. It awarded 0 associates’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Northwest Vista College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 0 associates’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Writing Studies at Northwest Vista College
Estrella Mountain Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Avondale, Arizona, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s writing students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Writing Studies at Estrella Mountain Community College
Amarillo College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school situated in Amarillo, Texas. It awarded 0 associates’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Eastern Arizona College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region list. Eastern Arizona College is a small school located in Thatcher, Arizona that handed out 0 associates’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Phoenix College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Phoenix College is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s writing degrees to qualified students.
Lamar State College - Orange landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lamar State College - Orange is a small school located in Orange, Texas that handed out 0 associates’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Writing Studies at Lamar State College - Orange
With a ranking of #6, St Philip’s College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region list. St Philip’s College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 0 associates’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Chandler-Gilbert Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Chandler, Arizona, this fairly large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s writing students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Writing Studies at Chandler-Gilbert Community College
With a ranking of #6, GateWay Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s writing degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Writing Studies at GateWay Community College
With a ranking of #6, Glendale Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Glendale, Arizona, and it awarded 0 associates’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Writing Studies at Glendale Community College
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Institute of American Indian Arts is a small school located in Santa Fe, New Mexico that handed out 19 associates’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Paradise Valley Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Paradise Valley Community College is a public institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Paradise Valley Community College Writing Studies Report
With a ranking of #6, Santa Fe Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region list. SFCC is a public institution located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mesa Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Mesa, Arizona, this fairly large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s writing students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Rio Salado College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region list. Rio Salado College is a fairly large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 3 associates’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
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