Writing Studies at Pacific University

If you plan to study writing studies, take a look at what Pacific University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Pacific is located in Forest Grove, Oregon and approximately 3,808 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 8 writing majors received their bachelor's degree from Pacific.

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.

Pacific Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

Pacific Writing Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the writing progam at Pacific 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 Pacific 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 Master’s Degree Schools	21
Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	39
Most Popular Writing Studies Schools	63
	91
Best Writing Studies Schools	92
Best Value Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	122
Best Value Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	143

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in writing from Pacific. This makes it the #21 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Writing Student Demographics at Pacific

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

Pacific Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 writing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Pacific, about 38% were men and 63% were women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at Pacific since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Pacific 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 University with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Pacific Writing Studies Master’s Program

Of the 30 writing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Pacific, about 13% were men and 87% were women.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Pacific, 73% 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 University with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• 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 Pacific 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 M.O. Stevens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.