Writing Studies at East Tennessee State University

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

ETSU is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and has a total student population of 13,713. In 2021, 16 writing majors received their bachelor's degree from ETSU.

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.

ETSU Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing

ETSU Writing Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the writing progam at ETSU 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 ETSU 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 Schools	232
Most Focused Writing Studies Schools	359

Earnings of ETSU Writing Graduates

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at ETSU is $29,351. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 9% higher than the national average of $27,021 for all writing bachelor's degree recipients.

Writing Student Demographics at ETSU

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

ETSU Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students earned a bachelor's degree in writing from ETSU. About 63% of these graduates were women and the other 38% were men. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at ETSU since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at ETSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

ETSU 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 TN, the home state for East Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Professors	2,040	$53,390
Editors	1,690	$54,400
English Language and Literature Professors	1,100	$57,740
Writers and Authors	750	$55,370
Technical Writers	440	$66,080

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 Boboskaditdatin under License

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