Writing Studies at University of California - Berkeley

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 University of California - Berkeley stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 42,327 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 56 writing majors received their bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley.

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.

UC Berkeley Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing
• Doctorate Degree in Writing

UC Berkeley Writing Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks writing programs across the country. The following shows how UC Berkeley performed in these rankings.

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 UC Berkeley 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 Master’s Degree Schools	255
Most Focused Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	255

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in writing from UC Berkeley. This is the #254 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UC Berkeley Writing Graduates

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Berkeley is $41,090. This is 52% higher than $27,021, which is the national average for all writing bachelor's degree recipients.

Writing Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students earned a bachelor's degree in writing from UC Berkeley. About 61% of these graduates were women and the other 39% were men. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at UC Berkeley since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 University of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

UC Berkeley also has a doctoral program available in writing. In 2021, 4 students 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Editors	11,060	$78,150
Writers and Authors	7,910	$96,910
English Language and Literature Professors	6,470	$114,110
Technical Writers	6,240	$91,310

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 LAgirl5252 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.