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Writing Studies at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Writing Studies at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

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 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania stacks up to those at other schools.

Ship is located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 6,130.

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.

Ship Writing Studies Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Writing (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Writing

Ship Writing Studies Rankings

The writing major at Ship 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 Ship

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

Ship Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

59% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at Ship since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Ship 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 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in writing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

Writing Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Rhetoric & Composition 15

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 PA, the home state for Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
English Language and Literature Professors 3,860 $75,970
Editors 3,020 $62,870
Technical Writers 1,810 $70,060
Writers and Authors 1,400 $60,140

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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