Writing Studies at Ferris State University

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

Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and approximately 11,165 students attend the school each year.

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.

Ferris Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Writing (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Writing
• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing

Ferris Writing Studies Rankings

The writing major at Ferris 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 Ferris

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

Ferris Writing Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of writing associate's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in writing only graduates about 29% men each year. The program at Ferris may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 33% more women than average.

Ferris does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in writing graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Ferris Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at Ferris since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Ferris 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 Ferris State University with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

Writing Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Ferris State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Rhetoric & Composition	13
General Writing	9
Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing	7

Related Majors

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 Ferris State 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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.