by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Writing Major in New Jersey for a Master’s” ranking.
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 New Jersey, there were 135 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,656 and $26,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 91 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,237 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Writing Major in New Jersey for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer 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 new jersey master’s degree writing students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Writing Major in New Jersey for a Master’s list. Located in Madison, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 25 degrees to qualified masters’s writing students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - Camden. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Writing Major in New Jersey for a Master’s list. Rutgers Camden is located in Camden, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 masters’s writing degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - Newark. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Writing Major in New Jersey for a Master’s. Rutgers University - Newark is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s writing degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Paterson University of New Jersey. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Writing Major in New Jersey for a Master’s list. Located in Wayne, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s writing students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Read full report on Writing Studies at William Paterson University of New Jersey
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Writing Major in New Jersey for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Kean University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Union, New Jersey, and it awarded 12 masters’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Writing Major in New Jersey for a Master’s ranking. NJIT is a fairly large school located in Newark, New Jersey that handed out 3 masters’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read more about Writing Studies at New Jersey Institute of Technology
Drew University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Writing Major in New Jersey for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Madison, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s writing degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Monmouth University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Writing Major in New Jersey for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in West Long Branch, New Jersey, and it awarded 2 masters’s writing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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