Writing Studies at Grand Canyon University

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

Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and has a total student population of 103,427. Of the 13,529 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Grand Canyon University in 2021, 89 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.

Grand Canyon University Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing

Online Classes Are Available at Grand Canyon University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Grand Canyon University does offer online courses in writing for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Grand Canyon University Writing Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks writing programs across the country. The following shows how Grand Canyon University 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 Grand Canyon University 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 Popular Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Best Value Writing Studies Schools	102
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	144

Writing Student Demographics at Grand Canyon University

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

Grand Canyon University Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 89 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Writing Studies from Grand Canyon University in 2020-2021, 24% were men and 76% were women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Grand Canyon University are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	58
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Grand Canyon University also has a doctoral program available in writing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 AZ, the home state for Grand Canyon University.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Professors	1,820	$68,880
Editors	1,020	$57,180
English Language and Literature Professors	900	$76,610
Technical Writers	650	$69,580
Writers and Authors	360	$55,410

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.