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 Master’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Arkansas” 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 Arkansas, there were 113 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $20,766 and $26,500 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 37 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,270 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Arkansas” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Arkansas”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Arkansas list. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school situated in Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 21 masters’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Writing Studies at University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Monticello landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Monticello, Arkansas, this small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s writing students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Writing Studies at University of Arkansas at Monticello
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 10 masters’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #4 spot on the list. UCA is a public institution located in Conway, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 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%.
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