Writing Studies at George Mason University

Every writing studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the writing program at George Mason University stacks up to those at other schools.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in writing from GMU.

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.

GMU Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

GMU Writing Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks writing programs across the country. The following shows how GMU 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 GMU 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	8
	12
Most Focused Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	154

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in writing from GMU. This makes it the #36 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in writing, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of GMU Writing Graduates

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at GMU is $39,051. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 45% higher than the national average of $27,021 for all writing bachelor's degree recipients.

Writing Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students earned a bachelor's degree in writing from GMU. About 57% of these graduates were women and the other 43% were men. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at GMU since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 George Mason University with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

GMU Writing Studies Master’s Program

Of the 22 students who earned a master's degree in Writing Studies from GMU in 2020-2021, 32% were men and 68% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. GMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from GMU, 91% 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 George Mason University with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

GMU also has a doctoral program available in writing. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Literature
• 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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Editors	3,450	$72,660
Technical Writers	2,840	$85,450
English Language and Literature Professors	2,320	$61,690
Writers and Authors	1,220	$68,600

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 Lucien Dalarun under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.