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2022 Best Value Writing Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid

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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Writing Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in writing studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great writing studies programs and cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Writing Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Writing Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Writing Studies in Washington (With Aid)

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Writing Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid list. UW Seattle is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 8 masters’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Writing Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Cheney, Washington, and 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at EWU are $28,921.

Read more about Writing Studies at Eastern Washington University

#3

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Writing Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid list. Western Washington University is a fairly large school located in Bellingham, Washington that handed out 9 masters’s writing degrees 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WWU are $24,105.

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#4

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Writing Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Ellensburg, Washington, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s writing students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CWU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Washington University are $24,976, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Central Washington University Writing Studies Report

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Writing Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Bothell Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Bothell, Washington, and it awarded 14 masters’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Bothell also made our “Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Bothell Campus are $30,198, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Pacific Lutheran University

Tacoma, Washington

Pacific Lutheran University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Writing Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid ranking. Tacoma, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s writing degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

PLU also made our “Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at PLU are $30,391.

Full PLU Writing Studies Report

#7

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, Washington
#4 in overall quality

Seattle Pacific University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Writing Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 12 masters’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.

SPU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SPU are $31,896, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SPU 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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