by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 New England region, there were 1,628 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,810 and $26,574 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 923 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 37 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in writing studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in writing studies.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hampshire College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emerson College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the New England Region. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 133 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 37 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Goddard College landed the #3 spot on the list. Goddard College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Plainfield, Vermont. It awarded 6 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Farmington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the New England Region list. Farmington, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s writing degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Writing Studies at University of Maine at Farmington
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colby - Sawyer College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the New England Region list. Colby - Sawyer College is located in New London, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s writing degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bates College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the New England Region ranking. Bates College is a small school located in Lewiston, Maine that handed out 14 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Wheaton College Massachusetts landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the New England Region ranking. Wheaton College Massachusetts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Norton, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Colby College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the New England Region ranking. Colby is a small school located in Waterville, Maine that handed out 13 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.
Southern New Hampshire University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. Southern New Hampshire University is a large school located in Manchester, New Hampshire that handed out 489 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Western Connecticut State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the New England Region list. Western Connecticut State University is a small public school situated in Danbury, Connecticut. It awarded 20 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western Connecticut State University Writing Studies Report
With a ranking of #11, Wellesley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Northern Vermont University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the New England Region ranking. Northern Vermont University is located in Johnson, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s writing degrees to qualified students.
Champlain College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #13. Champlain College is a small school located in Burlington, Vermont that handed out 20 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Brown University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the New England Region list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 34 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Brandeis University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the New England Region ranking. Waltham, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s writing degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
New England College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #16. NEC is located in Henniker, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s writing degrees to qualified students.
Lesley University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the New England Region ranking. Lesley University is a small school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 8 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #18, University of Rhode Island did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the New England Region list. University of Rhode Island is a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Writing Studies at University of Rhode Island
Roger Williams University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #19. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bristol, Rhode Island. It awarded 6 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Writing Studies at Roger Williams University
Providence College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #20. This small school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 7 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 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Salem State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #21. Salem State University is a medium-sized school located in Salem, Massachusetts that handed out 9 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Western New England University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s writing students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 New England University
Bennington College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Bennington, Vermont, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Fitchburg State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #24. Fitchburg State University is a public institution located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Salve Regina University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the New England Region ranking. Salve Regina University is located in Newport, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s writing degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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