Writing Studies at Hamline University

If you are interested in studying writing studies, you may want to check out the program at Hamline University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Hamline is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and approximately 3,113 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students received a bachelor's degree in writing from Hamline.

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.

Hamline Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

Hamline Writing Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the writing progam at Hamline 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 Hamline 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 Focused Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	22
Most Popular Writing Studies Schools	30
Best Value Writing Studies Schools	37
Most Focused Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46
Most Popular Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65
	82
Best Writing Studies Schools	119

In 2021, 32 students received their master’s degree in writing from Hamline. This makes it the #19 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Hamline Writing Graduates

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Hamline is $29,505. This is 9% higher than $27,021, which is the national average for all writing bachelor's degree recipients.

Writing Student Demographics at Hamline

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

Hamline Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 29 writing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Hamline, about 14% were men and 86% were women.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Hamline 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 Hamline University with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Hamline Writing Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students earned a master's degree in writing from Hamline. About 81% of these graduates were women and the other 19% were men.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Hamline, 84% 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 Hamline University with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Hamline 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 MN, the home state for Hamline University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Editors	2,700	$58,820
Technical Writers	1,290	$66,970
Writers and Authors	1,090	$67,300
English Language and Literature Professors	1,050	$66,150
Professors	630	$64,840

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 Appraiser under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.