by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Great Lakes region, there were 1,681 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,622 and $25,225 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 319 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 31 colleges that offered a degree in writing studies. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in writing studies.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree writing students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 masters’s writing degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 31 schools in the Most Well Attended Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #2 spot on the list. U-M 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Columbia College Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 masters’s writing degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 18 masters’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Out of the 31 schools in the Most Well Attended Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Oxford landed the #5 spot on the list. Miami University - Oxford is a public institution located in Oxford, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 Miami University - Oxford
School of the Art Institute of Chicago landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 15 masters’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Writing Studies at School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Butler University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 15 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.
Northwestern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Northwestern is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 14 masters’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. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
With a ranking of #9, Central Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
National Louis University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. National Louis University is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s writing degrees to qualified students.
Northern Michigan University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Marquette, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s writing degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s writing degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Writing Studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Cleveland State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s writing students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Writing Studies at Cleveland State University
University of Wisconsin - Stout ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. UW - Stout is a public institution located in Menomonie, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 9 masters’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Writing Studies Report
Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. IU Bloomington is a large school located in Bloomington, Indiana that handed out 9 masters’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s writing students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Roosevelt University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 8 masters’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Michigan State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s writing students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
University of Notre Dame ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Located in Notre Dame, Indiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s writing students in 2020-2021.
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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Eastern Michigan University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Eastern Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Ypsilanti, Michigan that handed out 7 masters’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Writing Studies at Eastern Michigan University
The University of Findlay came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. The University of Findlay is a private not-for-profit institution located in Findlay, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Western Michigan University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s writing students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Writing Studies at Western Michigan University
University of Akron Main Campus ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s writing degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Writing Studies at University of Akron Main Campus
Ashland University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Writing Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Ashland, Ohio. It awarded 6 masters’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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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