Writing Studies at Weber 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 Weber State University stacks up to those at other schools.

WSU is located in Ogden, Utah and has a total student population of 29,596. In 2021, 38 writing majors received their bachelor's degree from WSU.

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.

WSU Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Writing (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing

Online Classes Are Available at WSU

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? WSU offers distance education options for writing at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

WSU Writing Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the writing progam at WSU 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 WSU 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 Online Writing Studies Schools	8
Most Popular Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29

How Much Do Writing Graduates from WSU Make?

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at WSU is $28,497. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $27,021 for all writing bachelor's degree recipients.

Writing Student Demographics at WSU

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

WSU Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in writing from WSU. About 32% were men and 68% were women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at WSU 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 Weber State University with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WSU 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 UT, the home state for Weber 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 D.fletcher4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.