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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Writing

8 Ranked Colleges
80 Degrees Awarded
$18,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Writing Schools for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Writing Schools for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 948 people earned their degree in general writing, making the major the 463rd most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 80 general writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Writing Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general writing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general writing programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general writing program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Writing Schools for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Writing Schools for a Master’s.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Writing

#1

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Writing Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Simmons University landed the #1 spot on the list. Simmons is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s general writing degrees to qualified students.

Simmons did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Writing Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Simmons are $21,698.

Read more about General Writing at Simmons University

#2

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Writing Schools for a Master’s list. San Diego, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general writing degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

SDSU also made our “Best General Writing Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at SDSU are $18,658, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Writing at San Diego State University

#3

University of North Alabama

Florence, Alabama
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Alabama. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Writing Schools for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Florence, Alabama, and it awarded 5 masters’s general writing degrees in 2019-2020.

UNA also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Writing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Alabama are $13,860.

Read full report on General Writing at University of North Alabama

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - San Bernardino. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Writing Schools for a Master’s. CSUSB is located in San Bernardino, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s general writing degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our master’s degree general writing students list, CSUSB has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Writing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - San Bernardino are $17,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Writing at CSUSB

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Writing Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general writing degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Writing Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Writing at University of Akron Main Campus

#6

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

Eastern Michigan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Writing Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 4 masters’s general writing degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan also made our “Best General Writing Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan University are $26,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Writing at Eastern Michigan University

#7

Kean University

Union, New Jersey
#7 in overall quality

Kean University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Writing Schools for a Master’s ranking. Kean University is located in Union, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s general writing degrees to qualified students.

Kean did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Writing Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kean University are $22,318.

Read full report on General Writing at Kean

#8

National Louis University

Chicago, Illinois
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, National Louis University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Writing Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s general writing students in 2019-2020.

NLU also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Writing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NLU are $12,096, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Writing at National Louis University

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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