Writing Studies at Goucher College

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

Goucher is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a total student population of 2,015. Of the 336 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Goucher College in 2021, 7 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.

Goucher Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

Goucher Writing Studies Rankings

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

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 Goucher 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 Value Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	55
Most Focused Writing Studies Schools	59
Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	64
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	84
Most Focused Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	118
Best Writing Studies Schools	130
	139
Most Popular Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	194

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in writing from Goucher. This makes it the #107 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Writing Student Demographics at Goucher

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the writing majors at Goucher College.

Goucher Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in writing from Goucher in 2021, 29% were men and 71% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Goucher College with a bachelor's in writing.

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

Goucher Writing Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 writing majors earned their master's degree from Goucher. Of these graduates, 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Goucher, 64% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Goucher College with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Goucher 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 MD, the home state for Goucher College.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Editors	2,280	$59,560
Technical Writers	2,000	$80,130
English Language and Literature Professors	1,180	$73,490
Writers and Authors	920	$75,430

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 Rob Coyle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.