2024 Best Writing Studies Schools in Connecticut

If you plan on majoring in writing studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #81 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the best for writing studies students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 54 degrees in writing studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Writing Studies Schools List

Pick Your Writing Studies Degree Level

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 the Best Writing Studies Schools in Connecticut. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Writing Studies in Connecticut

The schools below may not offer all types of writing degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Connecticut Schools in Writing

1

Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

8.3% Growth in Graduates

$46,092 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Fairfield University if you want to pursue a degree in writing studies. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.

Writing Studies degree recipients from Fairfield University get an earnings boost of around $13,887 above the typical earnings of writing studies graduates.

More information about a degree in writing studies from Fairfield University

2

Western Connecticut State University
Danbury, CT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

$18,319 Median Starting Salary

$25,000 Median Student Debt

Any student pursuing a degree in writing studies needs to check out Western Connecticut State University. WestConn is a small public university located in the small city of Danbury.

After graduation, writing degree recipients generally earn around $18,319 in their early careers.

More information about a degree in writing studies from Western Connecticut State University

Best Writing Studies Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Writing Studies Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	301	448
New Hampshire	210	631
Maine	202	72
Rhode Island	200	94
Vermont	194	141

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Rankings in Majors Related to Writing

Writing Studies is one of 9 different types of English Language & Literature programs to choose from.

Writing Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Creative Writing	34
General Writing	20

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Majors Similar to Writing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General English Literature	582
English Literature (Other)	15
Literature	15

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.