Writing Studies at Boise State University

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

Boise State is located in Boise, Idaho and has a total student population of 24,069.

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.

Boise State Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Writing (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing
• Master’s Degree in Writing

Boise State Writing Studies Rankings

The writing major at Boise State 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.

Writing Student Demographics at Boise State

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

Boise State Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at Boise State since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Boise State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	32
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Boise State Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of writing master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Boise State, 68% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

If you plan to be a writing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Boise State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	19
Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing	14

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 ID, the home state for Boise State University.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Editors	420	$48,160
English Language and Literature Professors	250	$76,770
Technical Writers	250	$61,710
Professors	220	$68,140
Writers and Authors	180	$52,570

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 Karthikc123 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.