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Writing Studies at California State University - Long Beach

Writing Studies at California State University - Long Beach

If you plan to study writing studies, take a look at what California State University - Long Beach has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and has a total student population of 40,069.

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.

CSULB Writing Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Writing

CSULB Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at CSULB

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the writing majors at California State University - Long Beach.

CSULB Writing Studies Master’s Program

50% Women
88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of writing master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. CSULB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

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In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 88% of degree recipients. That is 56% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

The following writing concentations are available at California State University - Long Beach. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - Long Beach. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing 10
Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing 4

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 CA, the home state for California State University - Long Beach.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Editors 11,060 $78,150
Writers and Authors 7,910 $96,910
English Language and Literature Professors 6,470 $114,110
Technical Writers 6,240 $91,310

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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