Writing Studies at Otterbein 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 Otterbein University stacks up to those at other schools.

Otterbein is located in Westerville, Ohio and has a total student population of 2,652. In 2021, 10 writing majors received their bachelor's degree from Otterbein.

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.

Otterbein Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing

Otterbein Writing Studies Rankings

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

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 Otterbein 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
Most Popular Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	149
Most Focused Writing Studies Schools	159
Most Popular Writing Studies Schools	282

Writing Student Demographics at Otterbein

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

Otterbein Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Otterbein 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 Otterbein University with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• English Literature (Other)

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 Otterbein University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Wdzinc under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.