Writing Studies at Randolph College

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 Randolph College stacks up to those at other schools.

Randolph is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 566. In 2021, 5 writing majors received their bachelor's degree from Randolph.

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.

Randolph Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

Randolph Writing Studies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The writing major at Randolph 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 Master’s Degree Schools	14
Most Focused Writing Studies Schools	16
Most Focused Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	28
Most Popular Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	174
Most Popular Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	231
Most Popular Writing Studies Schools	269

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in writing from Randolph. This makes it the #174 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Writing Student Demographics at Randolph

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

Randolph Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Randolph Writing Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in writing from Randolph. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. Randolph does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 36% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Randolph, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Randolph College with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Randolph 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 VA, the home state for Randolph College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Editors	3,450	$72,660
Technical Writers	2,840	$85,450
English Language and Literature Professors	2,320	$61,690
Writers and Authors	1,220	$68,600

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 Pubdog under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.