Writing Studies at University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown

If you are interested in studying writing studies, you may want to check out the program at University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Pitt Johnstown is located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 2,356. In 2021, 18 writing majors received their bachelor's degree from Pitt Johnstown.

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 Johnstown Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing

Pitt Johnstown Writing Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the writing progam at Pitt Johnstown compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The writing major at Pitt Johnstown 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
Best Value Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	28
	38
Best Writing Studies Schools	45
Best Value Writing Studies Schools	61
Most Popular Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	94

How Much Do Writing Graduates from Pitt Johnstown Make?

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Pitt Johnstown is $33,776. This is 25% higher than $27,021, which is the national average for all writing bachelor's degree recipients.

Writing Student Demographics at Pitt Johnstown

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

Pitt Johnstown Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in writing from Pitt Johnstown in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at Pitt Johnstown since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Pitt Johnstown 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 - Johnstown with a bachelor's in writing.

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

Pitt Johnstown 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 - Johnstown.

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 Pitt-Johnstown under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.