Writing Studies at Metropolitan State University

If you plan to study writing studies, take a look at what Metropolitan State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Metro State is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a total student population of 7,552. Of the 1,934 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Metropolitan State University in 2021, 28 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.

Metro State Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

Metro State Writing Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks writing programs across the country. The following shows how Metro State 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 Metro State 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 Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	76
Most Focused Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	140

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in writing from Metro State. This makes it the #197 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Writing Graduates from Metro State Make?

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Metro State is $35,893. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 33% higher than the national average of $27,021 for all writing bachelor's degree recipients.

Writing Student Demographics at Metro State

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

Metro State Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 28 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Writing Studies from Metro State in 2020-2021, 39% were men and 61% were women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at Metro State since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Metro State 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 Metropolitan State University with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Metro State Writing Studies Master’s Program

The writing program at Metro State awarded 5 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Metro State, 100% 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 Metropolitan State University with a master's in writing.

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

Metro State 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 Metropolitan State 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 Tony Webster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.