by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Illinois 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 Illinois, there were 361 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,492 and $24,994 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 106 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,317 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Writing Major in Illinois for a Master’s” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in writing studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular writing studies programs in the United States.
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The writing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Writing Major in Illinois for a Master’s”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Writing Major in Illinois for a Master’s”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Writing Major in Illinois for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College Chicago landed the #1 spot on the list. Columbia College Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Writing Studies at Columbia College Chicago
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Writing Major in Illinois for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 18 masters’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%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Writing Major in Illinois for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, School of the Art Institute of Chicago landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s writing students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Writing Studies at School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Writing Major in Illinois for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 14 masters’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Writing Major in Illinois for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, National Louis University landed the #5 spot on the list. National Louis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Writing Major in Illinois for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 10 masters’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Roosevelt University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Writing Major in Illinois for a Master’s list. Roosevelt University is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 8 masters’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Writing Major in Illinois for a Master’s list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s writing students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, 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 94%.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Writing Major in Illinois for a Master’s list. SIUE is a fairly large school located in Edwardsville, Illinois that handed out 3 masters’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Writing Studies Report
With a ranking of #10, Chicago State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Writing Major in Illinois for a Master’s list. CSU is a small public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 0 masters’s writing degrees 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.
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