Writing Studies at University of Rhode Island

What traits are you looking for in a writing school? To help you decide if University of Rhode Island is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's writing program.

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 17,649. Of the 3,855 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Rhode Island in 2021, 30 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.

URI Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing

URI Writing Studies Rankings

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

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 URI 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
	12

How Much Do Writing Graduates from URI Make?

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at URI is $31,662. This is 17% higher than $27,021, which is the national average for all writing bachelor's degree recipients.

Writing Student Demographics at URI

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

URI Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in writing from URI. About 27% were men and 73% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at URI 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 Rhode Island with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

URI also has a doctoral program available in writing. In 2021, 0 student 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 RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
English Language and Literature Professors	330	$93,470
Technical Writers	290	$67,200
Editors	200	$66,900
Writers and Authors	180	$63,820

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 Tnricci under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.