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2022 Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
50 Degrees Awarded
$22,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Writing Studies is the 76th most popular major in the country with 13,036 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 the Southwest region, there were 1,384 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,917 and $23,689 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 50 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in writing studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent writing studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the writing studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Writing Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 13 doctorate’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Writing Studies at The University of Texas at Austin

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s writing degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530.

Read full report on Writing Studies at Texas Tech University

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas Woman’s University is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s writing degrees to qualified students.

TWU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962.

Read more about Writing Studies at TWU

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s writing students in 2019-2020.

UTEP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Writing Studies at The University of Texas at El Paso

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 5 doctorate’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Writing Studies at University of Arizona

#6

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

University of Houston came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689.

Full UH Writing Studies Report

#7

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#6 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Writing Studies at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

#8

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Texas Christian University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Texas Christian University is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 4 doctorate’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TCU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Christian University are $32,268.

Full TCU Writing Studies Report

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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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