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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student received a bachelor's degree in writing from Oregon State.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the writing progam at Oregon State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	73
	85
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107
	142

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in writing from Oregon State. This makes it the #47 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student graduated with a bachelor's degree in writing from Oregon State.

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	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Oregon State Writing Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students earned a master's degree in writing from Oregon State. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Oregon State, 65% were white. This is typical 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

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.