Writing Studies at Bucknell University

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

Bucknell is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,726 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,077 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Bucknell University in 2021, 16 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.

Bucknell Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing

Bucknell Writing Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the writing progam at Bucknell 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 Bucknell 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 Schools	138

Writing Student Demographics at Bucknell

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

Bucknell Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 writing majors earned their bachelor's degree from Bucknell. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Bucknell are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Bucknell University with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Bucknell 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 PA, the home state for Bucknell University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
English Language and Literature Professors	3,860	$75,970
Editors	3,020	$62,870
Technical Writers	1,810	$70,060
Writers and Authors	1,400	$60,140

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 Balon Greyjoy under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.