Writing Studies at Roger Williams University

If you are interested in studying writing studies, you may want to check out the program at Roger Williams University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

RWU is located in Bristol, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 4,702. Of the 956 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Roger Williams University in 2021, 6 of them were writing studies majors.

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.

RWU Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing

RWU Writing Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the writing progam at RWU 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 RWU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	225

Writing Student Demographics at RWU

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

RWU Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

The writing program at RWU awarded 6 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at RWU 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 Roger Williams University 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	1

RWU 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 RI, the home state for Roger Williams University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
English Language and Literature Professors	330	$93,470
Technical Writers	290	$67,200
Editors	200	$66,900
Writers and Authors	180	$63,820

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.