Writing Studies at Chatham University

If you are interested in studying writing studies, you may want to check out the program at Chatham University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Chatham is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 2,353.

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.

Chatham Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

Chatham Writing Studies Rankings

The writing major at Chatham 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.

Writing Student Demographics at Chatham

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

Chatham Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Chatham are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Chatham University with a bachelor's in writing.

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

Chatham Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of writing master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Chatham, 81% 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 Chatham University with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

If you plan to be a writing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Chatham University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	21
Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing	9

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 Chatham 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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.