Writing Studies at Utah State University

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 Utah State University stacks up to those at other schools.

USU is located in Logan, Utah and has a total student population of 27,691.

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.

USU Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at USU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? USU offers distance education options for writing at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

USU Writing Studies Rankings

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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in writing, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of USU Writing Graduates

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at USU is $31,121. This is 15% higher than $27,021, which is the national average for all writing bachelor's degree recipients.

Writing Student Demographics at USU

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

USU Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of writing master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from USU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Utah State University with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 UT, the home state for Utah State University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Editors	960	$60,990
English Language and Literature Professors	830	$75,410
Technical Writers	750	$66,940
Writers and Authors	660	$54,660

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 Cory Maylett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.