2025 Best Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi

Writing Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #49 most popular master's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of writing studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 23 master's degrees in writing studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Writing Studies Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi list to help you make the college decision.

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

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in writing studies.

Top Mississippi Schools for a Master's in Writing

1

University of Mississippi
University, MS

10 Annual Graduates

University of Mississippi is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in writing studies. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in writing studies from University of Mississippi

2

Mississippi University for Women
Columbus, MS

13 Annual Graduates

Mississippi University for Women is a great decision for students interested in a master's degree in writing studies. Located in the remote town of Columbus, MUW is a public university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in writing studies from Mississippi University for Women

Best Writing Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Writing Studies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	231
Georgia	190	54
Virginia	182	132
North Carolina	178	122
Tennessee	166	22
Alabama	151	30
Kentucky	147	43
Louisiana	147	31
South Carolina	146	35
Arkansas	121	37
West Virginia	112	18

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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	23

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General English Literature	32

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.