Writing Studies at Susquehanna University

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 Susquehanna University stacks up to those at other schools.

Susquehanna is located in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,241 students attend the school each year. Of the 576 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Susquehanna University in 2021, 33 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.

Susquehanna Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing

Susquehanna Writing Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the writing progam at Susquehanna 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 Susquehanna 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44
Most Popular Writing Studies Schools	84
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	96
Best Writing Studies Schools	152
	175
Best Value Writing Studies Schools	288
	298

How Much Do Writing Graduates from Susquehanna Make?

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Susquehanna is $18,654. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,021 for all writing students.

Writing Student Demographics at Susquehanna

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

Susquehanna Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students earned a bachelor's degree in writing from Susquehanna. About 73% of these graduates were women and the other 27% were men.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Susquehanna 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 Susquehanna University with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Susquehanna 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 Susquehanna University.

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 Janey Apfelbaum under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.