Writing Studies at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

Every writing studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the writing program at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

BGSU is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and approximately 18,142 students attend the school each year.

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.

BGSU Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

BGSU Writing Studies Rankings

The writing major at BGSU 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 BGSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the writing majors at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus.

BGSU Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at BGSU since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at BGSU 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 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	54
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

BGSU Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of writing master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from BGSU, 69% 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 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	33
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Rhetoric & Composition	81
Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing	33
Creative Writing	26
General 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 OH, the home state for Bowling Green State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
English Language and Literature Professors	2,740	$84,970
Editors	2,090	$60,670
Technical Writers	1,830	$63,340
Writers and Authors	1,360	$48,380

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 Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.