Writing Studies at Pacific Lutheran 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 Pacific Lutheran University stacks up to those at other schools.

PLU is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 2,907.

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.

PLU Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

PLU Writing Studies Rankings

The writing major at PLU 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 PLU

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

PLU Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at PLU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at PLU 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 Pacific Lutheran University with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

PLU Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of writing master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. PLU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from PLU, 58% 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 Pacific Lutheran University with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

Writing Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Pacific Lutheran University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	25

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 WA, the home state for Pacific Lutheran University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Editors	1,830	$67,560
English Language and Literature Professors	1,450	$61,580
Writers and Authors	1,400	$65,200
Technical Writers	1,180	$86,470
Professors	1,060	$74,330

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.