by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southeast 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 Southeast region, there were 3,131 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,720 and $25,773 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,087 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southeast Region list. Old Dominion University is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s writing 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #4 spot on the list. UCF is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 6 doctorate’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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #5 spot on the list. GMU is a large public school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 3 doctorate’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
East Carolina University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southeast Region ranking. East Carolina University is a public institution located in Greenville, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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