by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Texas” 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 Texas, there were 490 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,591 and $22,363 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 196 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 20 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Texas”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Texas list. Austin College is a small school located in Sherman, Texas that handed out 11 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Edward’s University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Texas list. St. Edward’s University is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s writing degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity University landed the #3 spot on the list. Trinity University is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas 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 89%. 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 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend McMurry University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Texas. McMurry University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 2 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sul Ross State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Texas list. Sul Ross is a public institution located in Alpine, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas Christian University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Texas list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Stephen F Austin State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Texas ranking. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #8. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s writing degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Baylor University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Texas list. Baylor University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Houston Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #10. HBU is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 4 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Houston - Downtown landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Texas ranking. University of Houston - Downtown is a fairly large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 15 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 University of Houston - Downtown Writing Studies Report
The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #12. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s writing students in 2020-2021.
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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Texas ranking. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 32 degrees to qualified bachelors’s writing students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full The University of Texas at Austin Writing Studies Report
Southern Methodist University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Texas list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s writing students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, 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 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas Tech University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Texas list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #16, University of Houston did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Texas list. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s writing degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of North Texas landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Texas ranking. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s writing students 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.
Our Lady of the Lake University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Texas list. OLLU is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Writing Studies at Our Lady of the Lake University
With a ranking of #16, Lubbock Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Texas list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s writing students in 2020-2021.
Texas State University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Texas list. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 38 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
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