Writing Studies at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 48,149. Of the 9,451 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Washington - Seattle Campus in 2021, 47 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.

UW Seattle Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

UW Seattle Writing Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks writing programs across the country. The following shows how UW Seattle 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 UW Seattle 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	107

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in writing from UW Seattle. This makes it the #107 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in writing, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Writing Graduates from UW Seattle Make?

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW Seattle is $24,917. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,021 for all writing students.

Writing Student Demographics at UW Seattle

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the writing majors at University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

UW Seattle Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 47 writing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UW Seattle, about 32% were men and 68% were women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at UW Seattle since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at UW Seattle are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Washington - Seattle Campus with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	31
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UW Seattle Writing Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students graduated with a master's degree in writing from UW Seattle. About 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from UW Seattle, 55% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UW Seattle 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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Editors	1,830	$67,560
English Language and Literature Professors	1,450	$61,580
Writers and Authors	1,400	$65,200
Technical Writers	1,180	$86,470
Professors	1,060	$74,330

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.