Writing Studies at Fitchburg State University

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

Fitchburg State is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 6,728. In 2021, 6 writing majors received their bachelor's degree from Fitchburg State.

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.

Fitchburg State Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing

Fitchburg State Writing Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks writing programs across the country. The following shows how Fitchburg State performed in these rankings.

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 Fitchburg State 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	243
Most Focused Writing Studies Schools	408

Writing Student Demographics at Fitchburg State

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

Fitchburg State Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 writing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Fitchburg State, about 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at Fitchburg State since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Fitchburg State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Fitchburg State University with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Fitchburg State 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 MA, the home state for Fitchburg State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Editors	3,160	$89,280
English Language and Literature Professors	2,780	$80,450
Technical Writers	2,420	$89,630
Writers and Authors	1,490	$70,000

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 Found5dollar under License

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