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Writing Studies at Northern State University

Writing Studies at Northern State University

What traits are you looking for in a writing school? To help you decide if Northern State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's writing program.

NSU is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota and approximately 3,431 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.

NSU Writing Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Writing

NSU Writing Studies Rankings

The writing major at NSU 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 NSU

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

NSU Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

If you plan to be a writing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Rhetoric & Composition 4

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 SD, the home state for Northern State University.

Occupation Jobs in SD Average Salary in SD
English Language and Literature Professors 170 $59,930
Editors 150 $48,100
Technical Writers 120 $50,320
Writers and Authors 70 $49,410

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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