Writing Studies at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

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

WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and approximately 17,719 students attend the school each year.

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.

WCUPA Writing Studies Degrees Available

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

WCUPA Writing Studies Rankings

The writing major at WCUPA 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.

Writing Student Demographics at WCUPA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the writing majors at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

WCUPA Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at WCUPA 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	82
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WCUPA Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of writing master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from WCUPA, 83% 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a master's in writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Rhetoric & Composition	125

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 PA, the home state for West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
English Language and Literature Professors	3,860	$75,970
Editors	3,020	$62,870
Technical Writers	1,810	$70,060
Writers and Authors	1,400	$60,140

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 Smallbones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.