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General Writing at Northwest Missouri State University

General Writing at Northwest Missouri State University

If you are interested in studying general writing, you may want to check out the program at Northwest Missouri State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and has a total student population of 7,267.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Writing section at the bottom of this page.

Northwest General Writing Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in General Writing (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in General Writing

Northwest General Writing Rankings

The general writing major at Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Writing. 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.

General Writing Student Demographics at Northwest

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

Northwest General Writing Bachelor’s Program

90% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of general writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general writing at Northwest 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 Northwest Missouri State University with a bachelor's in general writing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That General Writing Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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 MO, the home state for Northwest Missouri State University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Editors 1,160 $55,460
Technical Writers 980 $58,840
English Language and Literature Professors 970 $80,380
Writers and Authors 650 $57,420

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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