Writing Studies at Towson University

If you plan to study writing studies, take a look at what Towson University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and has a total student population of 21,917.

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.

Towson Writing Studies Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Writing

Towson Writing Studies Rankings

Writing Student Demographics at Towson

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

Towson Writing Studies Master’s Program

67% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of writing master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. Towson does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Towson, 67% were white. This is above average 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 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
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 Towson University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Professional, Technical, Business, & Scientific Writing	12

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 MD, the home state for Towson University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Editors	2,280	$59,560
Technical Writers	2,000	$80,130
English Language and Literature Professors	1,180	$73,490
Writers and Authors	920	$75,430

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
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