Writing Studies at Grand Valley State 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 Grand Valley State University stacks up to those at other schools.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and has a total student population of 23,350. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students received a bachelor's degree in writing from GVSU.

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.

GVSU Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing

GVSU Writing Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the writing progam at GVSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 GVSU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
	153

How Much Do Writing Graduates from GVSU Make?

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at GVSU is $23,340. This is less than $27,021, which is the national average of all writing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Writing Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 37 writing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from GVSU, about 22% were men and 78% were women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at GVSU 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 Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

GVSU 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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley 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 Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.