A degree in writing studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #81 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in Virginia 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 572 degrees in writing studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of writing studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for writing studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Writing Studies Schools in Virginia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Any student pursuing a degree in writing studies needs to take a look at George Mason University. GMU is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Fairfax. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 51 writing studies students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent data year. Those writing studies students who get their degree from George Mason University receive $7,683 more than the standard writing student.
Old Dominion University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in writing studies. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 244 writing studies students who graduated with this degree at Old Dominion in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the writing program report average early career earnings of $32,547.
Every student who is interested in writing studies has to take a look at James Madison University. JMU is a very large public university located in the small city of Harrisonburg. A Best Colleges rank of #169 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means JMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 54 writing studies students who graduated with this degree at JMU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the writing program state that they receive average early career income of $34,673.
It is difficult to beat Virginia Tech if you wish to pursue a degree in writing studies. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were about 12 writing studies students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year.
University of Virginia is a very large public university located in the small suburb of Charlottesville. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were approximately 9 writing studies students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 88 writing studies students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize suburb of Salem, Roanoke is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 24th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 17 writing studies students who graduated with this degree at Roanoke in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the writing program state that they receive average early career wages of $20,889.
Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 7 writing studies students who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent year we have data available.
Hollins is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized suburb of Roanoke. This university ranks 40th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 19 writing studies students who graduated with this degree at Hollins in the most recent data year.
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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Your choice of writing studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for writing studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
