2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Writing Studies (Income $0-$30k) in California

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Writing Schools for an Associate in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 13,036 people earned their degree in writing studies, making the major the 76th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, writing studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,483 and had an average of $27,853 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 699 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,826 and $27,494 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 9 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,451 and $19,634 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality writing studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the writing studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Writing Schools for an Associate in California For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Writing Schools for an Associate in California For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california associate degree writing students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Writing Studies (Income $0-$30k) in California

#1

National University

La Jolla, California

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Writing Schools for an Associate in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in La Jolla, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s writing students in 2019-2020.

National University also made our “Best Writing Studies Associate Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Writing Studies at National University

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Writing Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Writing Studies (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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