Writing Studies at Minnesota State University - Mankato

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

Minnesota State Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and approximately 14,761 students attend the school each year.

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.

Minnesota State Mankato Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

Minnesota State Mankato Writing Studies Rankings

The writing major at Minnesota State Mankato 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.

Writing Student Demographics at Minnesota State Mankato

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

Minnesota State Mankato Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at Minnesota State Mankato since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Minnesota State Mankato 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 Minnesota State University - Mankato with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Minnesota State Mankato Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of writing master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. Minnesota State Mankato does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Minnesota State University - Mankato with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

Writing Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Minnesota State University - Mankato. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Writing	12
Creative Writing	10
Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing	3

Related Majors

• Literature
• 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 Minnesota State University - Mankato.

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 SaiketTewary under License

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