Writing Studies at Oregon State University

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 Oregon State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and has a total student population of 32,312.

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.

Oregon State Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

Oregon State Writing Studies Rankings

The writing major at Oregon State 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 Oregon State

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

Oregon State Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its writing bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Oregon State Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of writing master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. Oregon State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Oregon State, 68% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Oregon State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	21

Related Majors

• 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 OR, the home state for Oregon State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Editors	1,080	$55,610
English Language and Literature Professors	820	$76,450
Writers and Authors	700	$69,050
Technical Writers	680	$68,320

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 Gregkeene under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.