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2022 Best Value Writing Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
76 Degrees Awarded
$28,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Writing Schools for a Master's in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Writing Schools for a Master’s in Washington 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 Washington, there were 412 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,717 and $26,384 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 76 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,184 and $46,709 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Writing Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Writing Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Writing Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Writing Studies (Income $0-$30k) in Washington

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Writing Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Writing Studies Report

#2

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Writing Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Bellingham, Washington, this fairly large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s writing students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WWU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WWU are $24,105, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Western Washington University Writing Studies Report

#3

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Writing Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k list. Eastern Washington University is a fairly large public school situated in Cheney, Washington. It awarded 14 masters’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.

EWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Washington University are $28,921, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Writing Studies at Eastern Washington University

#4

Pacific Lutheran University

Tacoma, Washington

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Writing Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific Lutheran University landed the #4 spot on the list. PLU is a small school located in Tacoma, Washington that handed out 16 masters’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.

PLU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific Lutheran University are $30,391, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full PLU Writing Studies Report

#5

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Writing Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #5 spot on the list. Central Washington University is a fairly large public school situated in Ellensburg, Washington. It awarded 3 masters’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.

CWU also made our “Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CWU are $24,976.

Full Central Washington University Writing Studies Report

With a ranking of #6, University of Washington - Bothell Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Writing Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Bothell, Washington, this medium-sized public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s writing students in 2019-2020.

UW Bothell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Bothell are $30,198, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Writing Studies at University of Washington - Bothell Campus

#7

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, Washington
#4 in overall quality

Seattle Pacific University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Writing Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 12 masters’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.

SPU also made our “Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seattle Pacific University are $31,896, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Seattle Pacific University 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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