2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Writing Studies (Income $48-$75k) in Pennsylvania

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Pennsylvania, there were 1,033 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,380 and $25,493 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in writing studies. 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Writing Studies (Income $48-$75k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$47,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k list. Carnegie Mellon University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Writing Studies at Carnegie Mellon

#2

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s writing students in 2019-2020.

Pitt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836.

Read full report on Writing Studies at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

#3

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$24,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duquesne University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Writing Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k list. This medium-sized school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.

Duquesne also took the #1 spot in our “Best Writing Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duquesne are $24,048.

Read full report on Writing Studies at Duquesne University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Writing Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Writing Studies (Income $48-$75k)

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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