If you plan on majoring in general writing, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #500 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 7 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for general writing students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 114 degrees in general writing to qualified students.
Your choice of general writing 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 general writing 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 the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Writing Schools in Michigan list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of general writing degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student pursuing a degree in general writing has to take a look at Western Michigan University. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #335 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.
There were about 8 general writing students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent year we have data available.
Ferris State University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in general writing. Ferris is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Big Rapids. This university ranks 16th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 9 general writing students who graduated with this degree at Ferris in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Oakland University if you want to pursue a degree in general writing. Oakland is a large public university located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills. This university ranks 11th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 4 general writing students who graduated with this degree at Oakland in the most recent year we have data available.
Calvin University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in general writing. Calvin is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Grand Rapids. This university ranks 12th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 13 general writing students who graduated with this degree at Calvin in the most recent year we have data available.
GVSU is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Allendale. A Best Colleges rank of #399 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GVSU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 37 general writing students who graduated with this degree at GVSU in the most recent year we have data available.
Eastern Michigan is a large public university located in the suburb of Ypsilanti. This university ranks 20th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 7 general writing students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Michigan in the most recent data year.
Central Michigan is a fairly large public university located in the town of Mount Pleasant. A Best Colleges rank of #402 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Central Michigan is a great university overall.
There were roughly 3 general writing students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent year we have data available.
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 general writing 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 general writing schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
