Writing Studies at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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 Michigan - Ann Arbor stacks up to those at other schools.

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and approximately 47,907 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received a bachelor's degree in writing from U-M.

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.

U-M Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

U-M Writing Studies Rankings

The writing major at U-M 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.

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in writing from U-M. This makes it the #36 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in writing, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Writing Graduates from U-M Make?

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at U-M is $20,297. This is less than $27,021, which is the national average of all writing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Writing Student Demographics at U-M

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

U-M Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 24 writing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from U-M, about 38% were men and 63% were women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at U-M since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at U-M are white. This is below average 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 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

U-M Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of writing master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. U-M does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

U-M also has a doctoral program available in writing. In 2021, 3 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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
English Language and Literature Professors	2,000	$76,340
Editors	1,670	$58,150
Technical Writers	1,450	$68,580
Writers and Authors	1,120	$60,850

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.