Writing Studies at Hobart and William Smith Colleges

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

The Colleges is located in Geneva, New York and has a total student population of 1,833. In 2021, 17 writing majors received their bachelor's degree from The Colleges.

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.

The Colleges Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing

The Colleges Writing Studies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The writing major at The Colleges 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
	4
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Best Value Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99

Writing Student Demographics at The Colleges

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the writing majors at Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

The Colleges Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Writing Studies from The Colleges in 2020-2021, 35% were men and 65% were women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at The Colleges since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at The Colleges 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 Hobart and William Smith Colleges with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

The Colleges 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 NY, the home state for Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Editors	19,140	$83,070
English Language and Literature Professors	7,700	$92,170
Writers and Authors	7,410	$86,380
Professors	6,440	$112,000
Technical Writers	2,460	$76,380

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 Aoliveira414 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.