Writing Studies at University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg

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 Pittsburgh - Greensburg stacks up to those at other schools.

Pitt Greensburg is located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,408. Of the 276 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg in 2021, 23 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.

Pitt Greensburg Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing

Pitt Greensburg Writing Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The writing major at Pitt Greensburg 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 Focused Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Focused Writing Studies Schools	15
Best Value Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29
Best Writing Studies Schools	44
Best Value Writing Studies Schools	59
Most Popular Writing Studies Schools	128

Earnings of Pitt Greensburg Writing Graduates

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Pitt Greensburg is $33,776. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 25% higher than the national average of $27,021 for all writing bachelor's degree recipients.

Writing Student Demographics at Pitt Greensburg

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

Pitt Greensburg Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 writing majors earned their bachelor's degree from Pitt Greensburg. Of these graduates, 35% were men and 65% were women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at Pitt Greensburg since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Pitt Greensburg 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 University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Pitt Greensburg also has a doctoral program available in writing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg.

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 original photo by Piotrus, edited/uploaded by Crazypaco at en.wikipedia under License

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