by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Michigan” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Michigan, there were 393 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,299 and $24,805 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 66 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,121 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Michigan” ranking, we looked at 7 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Michigan” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Michigan”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Michigan University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Michigan. This medium-sized school is located in Marquette, Michigan, and it awarded 10 masters’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Writing Studies at Northern Michigan University
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the #2 spot on the list. Central Michigan University is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 masters’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%.
Read more about Writing Studies at Central Michigan University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Michigan. Eastern Michigan is a public institution located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Writing Studies at Eastern Michigan University
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Michigan list. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 6 masters’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Writing Studies at Western Michigan University
Michigan Technological University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Michigan ranking. Michigan Technological University is a medium-sized school located in Houghton, Michigan that handed out 1 masters’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Michigan Technological University Writing Studies Report
Michigan State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #7. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s writing students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Writing Studies at Michigan State University
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