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. Of the 3,148 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Bowling Green State University - Main Campus in 2021, 95 of them were writing studies majors.

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

Online Classes Are Available at BGSU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? BGSU offers distance education options for writing at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

BGSU Writing Studies Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	5
Most Popular Writing Studies Schools	8
Most Popular Online Writing Studies Schools	23
Best Value Writing Studies Schools	37

In 2021, 45 students received their master’s degree in writing from BGSU. This makes it the #13 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Writing Graduates from BGSU Make?

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at BGSU is $31,450. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 16% higher than the national average of $27,021 for all writing bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 95 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Writing Studies from BGSU in 2020-2021, 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at BGSU since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 74% 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	0
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	70
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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, 84% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

BGSU 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 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.