2025 Best Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools in Missouri

a master's degree in writing studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #49 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 148 master's degrees in writing studies to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to writing studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other writing studies students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt writing studies students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized writing studies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for writing studies students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Writing Studies Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Writing Studies in Missouri

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for writing studies students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Missouri Schools for a Master's in Writing

1

Missouri State University - Springfield
Springfield, MO

10 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in writing studies needs to check out Missouri State University - Springfield. Missouri State is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.More information about a master’s in writing studies from Missouri State University - Springfield

2

University of Missouri - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO

12 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Missouri - Kansas City if you wish to pursue a master's degree in writing studies. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in writing studies from University of Missouri - Kansas City

Best Writing Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Writing Studies Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	174	79
Iowa	154	68
Kansas	149	12
Nebraska	123	17
North Dakota	115	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Writing

One of 9 majors within the English Language & Literature area of study, Writing Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Writing Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Creative Writing	140
Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing	8

Most Popular Majors Related to Writing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General English Literature	79

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO. More about our data sources and methodologies.