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2022 Best Value Writing Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
265 Degrees Awarded
$16,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Writing Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Writing Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 265 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Writing Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in writing studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality writing studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the writing studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Writing Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Writing Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Writing Studies (With Aid)

#1

Fox Valley Technical College

Appleton, Wisconsin

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fox Valley Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Writing Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. FVTC is a fairly large school located in Appleton, Wisconsin that handed out 9 associates’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FVTC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Writing Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for FVTC is $11,127 for associate degree writing students with aid.

Read full report on Writing Studies at FVTC

#2

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, Utah
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Writing Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Salt Lake Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 3 associates’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.

Salt Lake Community College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Writing Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Salt Lake Community College is $6,963 for associate degree writing students with aid.

Full Salt Lake Community College Writing Studies Report

#3

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Writing Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. Big Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s writing degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ferris, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Writing Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ferris State University is $12,889 for associate degree writing students with aid.

Read more about Writing Studies at Ferris State University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Writing Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large private for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s writing students in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Writing Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $12,944 for associate degree writing students with aid per year to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona.

Read more about Writing Studies at University of Phoenix - Arizona

#5

National University

La Jolla, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Writing Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. National University is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

National University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Writing Studies Associate Degree Schools” list.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Writing Studies at National University

#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Liberty University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Writing Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 2 associates’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Writing Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Liberty University is $28,903 for Associate Degree Writing students with aid.

Read full report on Writing Studies at Liberty University

#7

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida
#7 in overall quality

Full Sail University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Writing Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Full Sail University is a large school located in Winter Park, Florida that handed out 41 associates’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.

Full Sail University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Writing Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Full Sail University is $27,524 for Associate Degree Writing students with aid.

Read full report on Writing Studies at Full Sail University

#8 in overall quality

Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Writing Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Drury University - CCPS is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 1 associates’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drury University - CCPS, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Writing Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies is $13,233 for associate degree writing students with aid.

Full Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies Writing Studies Report

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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