Writing Studies is about average in terms of popularity for associate degrees programs. That is, it ranks #149 out of the 328 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Writing Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 52 associate degrees in writing studies to qualified students.
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Average Earnings
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on writing studies students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - The number of writing studies students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How easy is it for writing studies to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized writing studies related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for writing studies students working on their associate degree.
The writing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Writing Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region.
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Liberty University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in writing studies. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in writing studies from Liberty University
Full Sail University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in writing studies. Located in the large suburb of Winter Park, Full Sail University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population.
Associate students who receive their degree from the writing program earn about $28,090 in their early career salary.
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).
by our College Data Analytics Team
