Writing Studies at Eastern Michigan University

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

Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and has a total student population of 16,294. In 2021, 12 writing majors received their bachelor's degree from Eastern Michigan.

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.

Eastern Michigan Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

Eastern Michigan Writing Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the writing progam at Eastern Michigan 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 Eastern Michigan 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
	138
Most Focused Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	296
Most Focused Writing Studies Schools	358

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in writing from Eastern Michigan. This makes it the #160 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Writing Graduates from Eastern Michigan Make?

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Eastern Michigan is $22,046. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,021 for all writing students.

Writing Student Demographics at Eastern Michigan

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

Eastern Michigan Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Eastern Michigan University with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Eastern Michigan Writing Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a master's degree in writing from Eastern Michigan. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Eastern Michigan, 71% 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 Eastern Michigan University with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Eastern Michigan 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
• 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 MI, the home state for Eastern Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
English Language and Literature Professors	2,000	$76,340
Editors	1,670	$58,150
Technical Writers	1,450	$68,580
Writers and Authors	1,120	$60,850

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.