Writing Studies at Chapman 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 Chapman University stacks up to those at other schools.

Chapman is located in Orange, California and has a total student population of 9,761. In 2021, 33 writing majors received their bachelor's degree from Chapman.

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.

Chapman Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

Chapman Writing Studies Rankings

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

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 Chapman 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	109
	158
Best Value Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	171

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in writing from Chapman. This makes it the #27 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Writing Graduates from Chapman Make?

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Chapman is $23,858. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,021 for all writing students.

Writing Student Demographics at Chapman

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

Chapman Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 33 writing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Chapman, about 36% were men and 64% were women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at Chapman since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Chapman are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Chapman University with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Chapman Writing Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 writing majors earned their master's degree from Chapman. Of these graduates, 32% were men and 68% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. Chapman does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Chapman, 72% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Chapman 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 CA, the home state for Chapman University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Tom Arthur under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.