Writing Studies at Brown University

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 Brown University stacks up to those at other schools.

Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 9,948. Of the 1,987 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Brown University in 2021, 34 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.

Brown Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

Brown Writing Studies Rankings

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

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 Brown 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 Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Best Writing Studies Schools	21
	77
	82
	137
Best Value Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	159

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in writing from Brown. This is the #243 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in writing, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Writing Student Demographics at Brown

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

Brown Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 34 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Writing Studies from Brown in 2020-2021, 29% were men and 71% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its writing bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	16
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Brown Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of writing master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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

Brown 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 RI, the home state for Brown University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
English Language and Literature Professors	330	$93,470
Technical Writers	290	$67,200
Editors	200	$66,900
Writers and Authors	180	$63,820

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 Ad Meskens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.