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Writing Studies at Virginia Tech

Writing Studies at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 37,024.

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.

Virginia Tech Writing Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Writing

Virginia Tech Writing Studies Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in writing, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Writing Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the writing majors at Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech Writing Studies Master’s Program

78% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of writing master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Virginia Tech, 67% 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 Virginia Tech with a master's in writing.

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

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

If you plan to be a writing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Tech. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing 7
Rhetoric & Composition 5

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Editors 3,450 $72,660
Technical Writers 2,840 $85,450
English Language and Literature Professors 2,320 $61,690
Writers and Authors 1,220 $68,600

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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