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. Of the 979 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania in 2021, 15 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.

Ship Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing

Online Classes Are Available at Ship

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Ship does offer online education options in writing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Ship Writing Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the writing progam at Ship 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
Most Focused Writing Studies Basic Certificate Schools	80
Most Popular Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	111
Most Popular Writing Studies Schools	207

How Much Do Writing Graduates from Ship Make?

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ship is $32,435. This is 20% higher than $27,021, which is the national average for all writing bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 writing majors earned their bachelor's degree from Ship. Of these graduates, 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at Ship since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Ship are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Ship 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cgboeree under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.