Writing Studies at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus

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

FDU is located in Madison, New Jersey and approximately 3,396 students attend the school each year. Of the 704 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus in 2021, 20 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.

FDU Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

FDU Writing Studies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The writing major at FDU 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 Focused Writing Studies Schools	32
Most Popular Writing Studies Schools	52
Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	55
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	74

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

Writing Student Demographics at FDU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the writing majors at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus.

FDU Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Writing Studies from FDU in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at FDU 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 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus with a bachelor's in writing.

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

FDU Writing Studies Master’s Program

Of the 25 students who graduated with a master’s in writing from FDU in 2021, 24% were men and 76% were women.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from FDU, 68% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 32% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

FDU 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 NJ, the home state for Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Editors	3,130	$74,130
Professors	2,670	$73,660
English Language and Literature Professors	2,420	$86,360
Technical Writers	1,830	$84,280
Writers and Authors	1,050	$81,160

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.