General Writing is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #500 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Writing Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 35 degrees in general writing during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Writing Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general writing degrees they offer, see the list below.
Hobart and William Smith Colleges is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in general writing. The Colleges is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Geneva. A Best Colleges rank of #475 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means The Colleges is a great college overall.
There were roughly 17 general writing students who graduated with this degree at The Colleges in the most recent year we have data available.
Hofstra University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general writing. Located in the suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 37th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 3 general writing students who graduated with this degree at Hofstra in the most recent year we have data available.
SUNY Potsdam is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in general writing. SUNY Potsdam is a small public school located in the town of Potsdam. This school ranks 103rd out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 3 general writing students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Potsdam 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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