Writing Studies at Bridgewater College

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 Bridgewater College stacks up to those at other schools.

Bridgewater is located in Bridgewater, Virginia and approximately 1,597 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in writing from Bridgewater.

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.

Bridgewater Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing

Bridgewater Writing Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The writing major at Bridgewater 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 Focused Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24
Most Focused Writing Studies Schools	44
Most Popular Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	118

Writing Student Demographics at Bridgewater

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

Bridgewater Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 writing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Bridgewater, about 14% were men and 86% were women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Bridgewater 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 Bridgewater College with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Bridgewater 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 VA, the home state for Bridgewater College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Editors	3,450	$72,660
Technical Writers	2,840	$85,450
English Language and Literature Professors	2,320	$61,690
Writers and Authors	1,220	$68,600

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 Alma mater under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.