2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region
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Degrees Awarded
$34,308
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 13,544 people earned their degree in writing studies, making the major the 81st most popular in the United States. In , writing studies graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $32,229 and had an average of $27,802 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,127 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,760 and $21,784 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 593 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 37 colleges that offered a degree in writing studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their writing studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree writing students.
Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Writing Studies in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region. Santa Fe, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s writing degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Writing Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region. Sherman, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s writing degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Austin College Writing Studies Report
Out of the 37 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Edward’s University landed the #3 spot on the list. St. Edward’s University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full St. Edward’s University Writing Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 84 bachelors’s writing degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Writing Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region. Trinity U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 9 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Writing Studies at Trinity U
University of Central Oklahoma landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UCO is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 10 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full UCO Writing Studies Report
McMurry University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region list. McMurray University is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s writing degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full McMurray University Writing Studies Report
Prescott College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Prescott, Arizona, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Writing Studies at Prescot College
With a ranking of #9, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 61 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Arizona Writing Studies Report
With a ranking of #10, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico Tech is a small school located in Socorro, New Mexico that handed out 5 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Writing Studies at New Mexico Tech
Sul Ross State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Sul Ross is located in Alpine, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s writing degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Writing Studies at Sul Ross State University
Texas Christian University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Writing Studies at Texas Christian University
University of Tulsa ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Tulsa Writing Studies Report
Stephen F Austin State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s writing degrees to 23 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Stephen F Austin State University Writing Studies Report
Texas Wesleyan University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Wesleyan is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s writing degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Writing Studies at Texas Wesleyan University
Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region list. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s writing degrees to 57 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Writing Studies at ASU - Skysong
Baylor University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region list. Baylor is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 21 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Writing Studies at Baylor University
Houston Baptist University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. HBU is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 9 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Houston Baptist University Writing Studies Report
University of Houston - Downtown came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Houston - Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s writing degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Writing Studies at UH Downtown
Oklahoma Christian University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s writing students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Writing Studies at OC
The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s writing degrees to 16 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Writing Studies at UTEP
Northeastern State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Northeastern State University is a medium-sized school located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma that handed out 5 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Writing Studies at Northeastern State University
Grand Canyon University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Grand Canyon University is a large school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 91 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Writing Studies at Grand Canyon University
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Writing Studies at UT Austin
Southern Methodist University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Writing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 11 bachelors’s writing degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Southern Methodist University Writing Studies Report
