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Writing Studies at Oberlin College

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Writing Studies at Oberlin College

Every writing studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the writing program at Oberlin College stacks up to those at other schools.

Oberlin is located in Oberlin, Ohio and approximately 2,658 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received a bachelor's degree in writing from Oberlin.

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.

Oberlin Writing Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Writing

Oberlin Writing Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks writing programs across the country. The following shows how Oberlin performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The writing major at Oberlin 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 32
Most Focused Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 33
Best Writing Studies Schools 46
60
Most Popular Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 63
91

Earnings of Oberlin Writing Graduates

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Oberlin is $30,967. This is 15% higher than $27,021, which is the national average for all writing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Writing Student Demographics at Oberlin

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

Oberlin Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

58% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 24 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in writing from Oberlin in 2021, 42% were men and 58% were women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at Oberlin since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Oberlin are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 15
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Oberlin also has a doctoral program available in writing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 OH, the home state for Oberlin College.

Occupation Jobs in OH Average Salary in OH
English Language and Literature Professors 2,740 $84,970
Editors 2,090 $60,670
Technical Writers 1,830 $63,340
Writers and Authors 1,360 $48,380

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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