25 Most Popular Colleges for Writing Studies Master’s Degree Programs

In 2017-2018, 3,681 students received their master’s degree in writing studies from an American university. These schools have the largest programs in the field.

Graduate students at Full Sail University can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Full Sail University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$14,025	$14,025
Fees for Full-Time Students	$3,674	$3,674
Part-Time per Credit Hour	Not Reported	Not Reported

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Columbia.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Columbia University in the City of New York

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$44,864	$44,864
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,092	$2,092
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,704	$1,704

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 2,805. Of that number, 1,869 were classified as teaching assistants, and 936 were classified as research assistants.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending VCFA.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Vermont College of Fine Arts

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$25,240	$25,240
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,300	$1,300
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$830	$830

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Johns Hopkins.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Johns Hopkins University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$52,170	$52,170
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,880	$1,880
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,740	$1,740

The school reported having 4,077 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 562 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,658 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at New School University.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at The New School

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$44,247	$44,247
Fees for Full-Time Students	$360	$360
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,795	$1,795

In 2017-2018, New School University reported having 820 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 282 were classified as teaching assistants, and 247 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at Lindenwood University can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Lindenwood University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$16,300	$16,300
Fees for Full-Time Students	$660	$660
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$460	$460

In 2017-2018, there were 103 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 0 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Antioch University - Los Angeles.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Antioch University - Los Angeles

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$16,416	$16,416
Fees for Full-Time Students	$300	$300
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$684	$684

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Iowa.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Iowa

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$9,427	$28,163
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,533	$1,533
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$609	$1,650

Across all programs, there were 2,351 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,168 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,013 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Texas State.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Texas State University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$6,392	$14,692
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,837	$1,837
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$435	$850

There were 1,091 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 714 were classified as teaching assistants, and 216 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Hamline.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Hamline University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$9,148	$9,148
Fees for Full-Time Students	Not Reported	Not Reported
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$572	$572

Across all programs, there were 3 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 0 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending NYU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at New York University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$41,352	$41,352
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,496	$2,496
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,723	$1,723

The school reported having 812 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 27 were classified as teaching assistants, and 389 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Sarah Lawrence.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Sarah Lawrence College

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$27,288	$27,288
Fees for Full-Time Students	$840	$840
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,516	$1,516

Graduate students at Goddard College can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Goddard College

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$18,292	$18,292
Fees for Full-Time Students	Not Reported	Not Reported
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$990	$990

Here are the average costs for graduate students at NAU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Northern Arizona University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$9,313	$17,915
Fees for Full-Time Students	$688	$704
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$458	$1,199

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 631. Of that number, 449 were classified as teaching assistants, and 120 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending National University.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at National University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$14,976	$14,976
Fees for Full-Time Students	Not Reported	Not Reported
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$416	$416

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Pacific.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Pacific University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$31,189	$31,189
Fees for Full-Time Students	$224	$224
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$877	$877

In 2017-2018, Pacific reported having 8 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 2 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Chatham.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Chatham University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$16,740	$16,740
Fees for Full-Time Students	$486	$486
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$930	$930

These are the average costs for graduate students attending School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at School of the Art Institute of Chicago

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$48,750	$48,750
Fees for Full-Time Students	$860	$860
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,625	$1,625

There were 276 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 276 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Queens.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Queens University of Charlotte

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,583	$11,583
Fees for Full-Time Students	$550	$550
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$644	$644

Graduate students at Wilkes can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Wilkes University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$23,280	$23,280
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,776	$1,776
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,044	$1,044

In 2017-2018, there were 39 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 0 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at Emerson can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Emerson College

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$30,024	$30,024
Fees for Full-Time Students	$624	$624
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,251	$1,251

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending UCR.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of California - Riverside

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,502	$26,604
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,173	$2,173
Part-Time per Credit Hour	Not Reported	Not Reported

In 2017-2018, there were 1,881 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 1,300 were classified as teaching assistants, and 494 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending DePaul.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at DePaul University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$19,344	$19,344
Fees for Full-Time Students	$345	$345
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$813	$813

In 2017-2018, DePaul reported having 250 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 14 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Spalding.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Spalding University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$12,996	$12,996
Fees for Full-Time Students	Not Reported	Not Reported
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$722	$722

Across all programs, there were 74 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 0 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at University of Southern Maine.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Southern Maine

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$7,074	$19,134
Fees for Full-Time Students	$848	$848
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$393	$1,063

The school reported having 110 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 18 were classified as teaching assistants, and 57 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

A note on these rankings: The colleges above are ranked by the number of graduates in the program meaning the largest programs are at the top. While program popularity does not necessarily indicate quality, it does mean that many students are successfully graduating from the program, thus, making them worthwhile programs to consider.

References

National Center for Education Statistics
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