2025 Best General Writing Schools in the New England Region

General Writing is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #500 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for general writing students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 52 degrees in general writing to qualified students.

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Pick Your General Writing Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Writing Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Writing in the New England Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general writing degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top New England Region Schools in General Writing

1

Champlain College
Burlington, VT

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Champlain College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general writing. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Burlington.More information about a degree in general writing from Champlain College

2

Western Connecticut State University
Danbury, CT

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4.8% Growth in Graduates

Western Connecticut State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general writing. Located in the city of Danbury, WestConn is a public university with a small student population.More information about a degree in general writing from Western Connecticut State University

Best General Writing Colleges by State

Explore the best general writing schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	854	10
Connecticut	538	20
Maine	396	1
Vermont	352	21

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General Writing Related Rankings by Major

General Writing is one of 4 different types of Writing Studies programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to General Writing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Creative Writing	1,457
Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing	130
Other Rhetoric & Composition/Writing Studies	23
Rhetoric & Composition	21

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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