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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in writing from PLU.

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Writing Studies Schools	57
Best Value Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	74
Best Writing Studies Schools	90
	102
Most Popular Writing Studies Schools	109
Most Popular Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	126
Best Value Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	138

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in writing from PLU. This makes it the #96 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of PLU Writing Graduates

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at PLU is $24,725. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,021 for all writing students.

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

The writing program at PLU awarded 13 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 15% of these degrees went to men with the other 85% going to women.

About 69% 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. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Pacific Lutheran University with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

PLU Writing Studies Master’s Program

Of the 12 students who earned a master's degree in Writing Studies from PLU in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from PLU, 83% 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 Pacific Lutheran University with a master's in writing.

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

PLU 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 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.