Writing Studies at Eastern Washington University

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

EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and has a total student population of 12,349. Of the 2,346 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Washington University in 2021, 4 of them were writing studies majors.

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.

EWU Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

EWU Writing Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the writing progam at EWU 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 EWU 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
Most Popular Writing Studies Schools	92
	161
Best Writing Studies Schools	245

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in writing from EWU. This makes it the #24 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Writing Student Demographics at EWU

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

EWU Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

The writing program at EWU awarded 4 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 75% of these degrees went to men with the other 25% going to women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at EWU since its program graduates 44% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at EWU 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 Eastern Washington University with a bachelor's in writing.

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

EWU Writing Studies Master’s Program

Of the 27 students who earned a master's degree in Writing Studies from EWU in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. EWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from EWU, 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 Eastern Washington University with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

EWU 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 WA, the home state for Eastern Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Editors	1,830	$67,560
English Language and Literature Professors	1,450	$61,580
Writers and Authors	1,400	$65,200
Technical Writers	1,180	$86,470
Professors	1,060	$74,330

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 Ian Poellet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.