Writing Studies at Hollins 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 Hollins University stacks up to those at other schools.

Hollins is located in Roanoke, Virginia and approximately 795 students attend the school each year. Of the 165 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Hollins University in 2021, 6 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.

Hollins Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

Hollins Writing Studies Rankings

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

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 Hollins 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 Schools	14
Most Focused Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40
Most Popular Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	85
Best Value Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	159
Most Popular Writing Studies Schools	164
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	179
	184
Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	185
	194
Most Popular Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	206
Best Value Writing Studies Schools	277
Best Writing Studies Schools	306
	317

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in writing from Hollins. This makes it the #85 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Writing Student Demographics at Hollins

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

Hollins Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Writing Studies from Hollins in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Hollins 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 Hollins University with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Hollins Writing Studies Master’s Program

Of the 13 students who earned a master's degree in Writing Studies from Hollins in 2020-2021, 23% were men and 77% were women.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Hollins, 69% 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 Hollins University with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• English Literature (Other)
• 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 VA, the home state for Hollins University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Editors	3,450	$72,660
Technical Writers	2,840	$85,450
English Language and Literature Professors	2,320	$61,690
Writers and Authors	1,220	$68,600

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 Rmj12345~commonswiki under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.