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Writing Studies at Brandeis University

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

Brandeis is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and approximately 5,440 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in writing from Brandeis.

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.

Brandeis Writing Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Writing

Brandeis Writing Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the writing progam at Brandeis compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Brandeis 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
62
94
Best Value Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 158

Writing Student Demographics at Brandeis

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

Brandeis Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The writing program at Brandeis awarded 20 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 35% of these degrees went to men with the other 65% going to women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at Brandeis since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Brandeis 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 Brandeis University with a bachelor's in writing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 12
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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

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 MA, the home state for Brandeis University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Editors 3,160 $89,280
English Language and Literature Professors 2,780 $80,450
Technical Writers 2,420 $89,630
Writers and Authors 1,490 $70,000

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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