Writing Studies at Arcadia University

What traits are you looking for in a writing school? To help you decide if Arcadia University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's writing program.

Arcadia is located in Glenside, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 3,300. In 2021, 18 writing majors received their bachelor's degree from Arcadia.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Writing Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Arcadia Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing
• Master’s Degree in Writing

Arcadia Writing Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks writing programs across the country. The following shows how Arcadia performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The writing major at Arcadia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Writing Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Writing Studies Schools	63
Most Popular Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	94

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in writing from Arcadia. This makes it the #47 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Writing Student Demographics at Arcadia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the writing majors at Arcadia University.

Arcadia Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 writing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Arcadia, about 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at Arcadia since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Arcadia are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arcadia University with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Arcadia Writing Studies Master’s Program

Of the 20 students who earned a master's degree in Writing Studies from Arcadia in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arcadia University with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Arcadia also has a doctoral program available in writing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General English Literature

Careers That Writing Grads May Go Into

A degree in writing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Arcadia University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
English Language and Literature Professors	3,860	$75,970
Editors	3,020	$62,870
Technical Writers	1,810	$70,060
Writers and Authors	1,400	$60,140

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Shuvaev under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.