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Writing Studies at Oakland University

Writing Studies at Oakland University

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

Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and has a total student population of 18,552.

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.

Oakland Writing Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Writing

Oakland Writing Studies Rankings

The writing major at Oakland 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 Oakland

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

Oakland Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Oakland are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oakland University with a bachelor's in writing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 16
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

The following writing concentations are available at Oakland University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Oakland University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing 23
General Writing 4
Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing 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 MI, the home state for Oakland University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
English Language and Literature Professors 2,000 $76,340
Editors 1,670 $58,150
Technical Writers 1,450 $68,580
Writers and Authors 1,120 $60,850

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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