2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Writing Studies in the Far Western US Region
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In 2020-2021, 12,529 people earned their degree in writing studies, making the major the 81st most popular in the United States. 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 588 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 48 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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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region”.
Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Writing Studies in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Bellingham, Washington, and it awarded 114 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Read full report on Writing Studies at Western Washington University
Out of the 48 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Whitman College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Walla Walla, Washington, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Whitman Writing Studies Report
Out of the 48 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Tacoma, Washington, this medium-sized public school awarded 34 degrees to qualified bachelors’s writing students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Writing Studies at UW Tacoma
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pacific Lutheran University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region. This small school is located in Tacoma, Washington, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Writing Studies at PLU
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California College of the Arts. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region. California College of the Arts is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Writing Studies at California College of the Arts
Linfield University - McMinnville Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region list. Linfield University - McMinnville Campus is located in McMinnville, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s writing degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Writing Studies at Linfield
Central Washington University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. Central Washington University is located in Ellensburg, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 bachelors’s writing degrees to qualified students.
Full Central Washington University Writing Studies Report
University of Puget Sound did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #8. Tacoma, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s writing degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Writing Studies at Puget Sound
Southern Oregon University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Southern Oregon University is a public institution located in Ashland, Oregon. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Oregon University Writing Studies Report
Chapman University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Chapman University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Orange, California. It awarded 33 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 85%.
Read more about Writing Studies at Chapman University
With a ranking of #11, University of California - Riverside did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Riverside is located in Riverside, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 64 bachelors’s writing degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full UCR Writing Studies Report
Pacific Northwest College of Art ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region list. Pacific Northwest College of Art is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 1 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Pacific Northwest College of Art Writing Studies Report
With a ranking of #13, Alaska Pacific University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region list. Alaska Pacific University is a small school located in Anchorage, Alaska that handed out 1 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Alaska Pacific Writing Studies Report
Pacific University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Forest Grove, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Writing Studies at Pacific
Seattle University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s writing degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Seattle U Writing Studies Report
University of Redlands did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #16. This small school is located in Redlands, California, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
Read full report on Writing Studies at University of Redlands
Pepperdine University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #17. Pepperdine University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Malibu, California. It awarded 15 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Pepperdine Writing Studies Report
With a ranking of #18, La Sierra University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region list. La Sierra is a small school located in Riverside, California that handed out 2 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Full La Sierra Writing Studies Report
With a ranking of #19, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 56 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Writing Studies at UC Berkeley
Woodbury University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Woodbury is a private not-for-profit institution located in Burbank, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Woodbury University Writing Studies Report
With a ranking of #21, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 bachelors’s writing degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Writing Studies Report
Scripps College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #22. Scripps College is located in Claremont, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s writing degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Scripps Writing Studies Report
With a ranking of #23, California Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region list. Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit institution located in Riverside, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Read more about Writing Studies at Cal Baptist
University of Southern California ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 45 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Writing Studies at USC
Point Loma Nazarene University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Point Loma Nazarene University is located in San Diego, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s writing degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Writing Studies at PLNU
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