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2023 Best Value General Writing Schools in the Plains States Region

1 Ranked Colleges
116 Degrees Awarded
$29,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Writing Schools in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Writing Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 856 people earned their degree in general writing, making the major the 500th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 116 general writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general writing programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general writing program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Writing Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Writing Schools in the Plains States Region.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for General Writing in the Plains States Region

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Drake University
Des Moines, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drake University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value General Writing Schools in the Plains States Region list. Des Moines, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s general writing degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

Drake did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Writing Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $29,903 for Plains States Region General Writing students per year to attend Drake.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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