2025 Best Writing Studies Doctor's Degree Schools

a doctor's degree in writing studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #105 out of 306 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Writing Studies Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 137 doctor's degrees in writing studies to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 doctor'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 doctor'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 schools for writing studies students working on their doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Writing Studies in the United States

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

Top Schools for a Doctorate in Writing

1

Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX

14 Annual Graduates

Texas Tech University is a good decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in writing studies. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in writing studies from Texas Tech University

2

Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA

12 Annual Graduates

$58,015 Median Starting Salary

Duquesne University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in writing studies. Duquesne is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh.

After graduation, writing doctorate recipients usually earn around $58,015 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a doctorate in writing studies from Duquesne University

Writing Studies by Region

View the Best Writing Studies Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
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Rankings in Majors Related to Writing

Writing Studies is one of 9 different types of English Language & Literature programs to choose from.

Writing Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Rhetoric & Composition	80
Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing	28
Creative Writing	23
Other Rhetoric & Composition/Writing Studies	6

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General English Literature	1,016
English Literature (Other)	18
Literature	13

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.